Security is an important issue to businesses of all sizes. Compromised or lost data can have adverse consequences that force your business to close. In fact, a recent study by the University of Texas found that 43 percent of companies that experienced a catastrophic data loss never recovered — and 51 percent went out of business within two years. If you think your small business is immune from threats because the large enterprises are the only ones subject to attack, you need to understand that you are equally at risk. Spyware and viruses indiscriminately attack networks of all sizes and are capable of destroying or compromising your data. What would you do if your customer list was destroyed and you did not have a working backup?