Using these easy tips you will be able to protect your sports betting business and rest assured that your data will not be compromised.
Data security should be an important area of concern for every bookie. When you think about all the important information that you store virtually, from financial records to bettors' private information, it's not hard to see why feeble security could seriously endanger your business. This is why we have compiled the following simple tips you can use to boost your data security right away.
Use complex passwords
Pick passwords that are a combination of letters and numbers—even symbols and different cases if you can pull it off. Never use personal data as it usually can easily be found on social sites or elsewhere on the Internet, avoid birthdates, words found in a dictionary, and names of relatives.
You can use a password-strength checker to see how strong your password really is, there are various you can find with a quick search on the web.
A good piece of advice is also to change your password every 3 months or so. You could attach part of the date to the password and you’d be killing two birds with one shot.
Finally, never write down your password!
Use a good firewall
Navigating the web without a good firewall is, my mentor used to say, like running naked in the jungle. There are a lot of dangers you won’t want to encounter unprotected.
A firewall protects your sensitive information by controlling internet traffic coming into and flowing out of your business.
Install an antivirus that works, and keep it running
Just installing an antivirus won’t do any good if you don’t keep it running or at least schedule periodical checkups.
If malware gets past your firewall, a good antivirus will keep your business protected--your underwear for the jungle, if you will.
Keep your system up-to-date
Your security applications should be constantly updated, otherwise, as new threats and malware constantly evolve, you will be bringing a knife to a gun fight. Additionally, regularly updating your programs keeps you up-to-date on any recent bugs that developers have fixed.
Protect your mobile computer
Back up everything on your laptop or portable device before it leaves home. Information on mobile systems is more prone to being stolen, lost or damaged.
Password-protect and encrypt all sensitive data in your laptop. Never leave your portable devices unattended and in clear sight.
Use professional and secure pay per head services
In a nutshell, pay per head services are outsourcing your bookmaking business in a way that your players will be able to bet online or over the phone thanks to state-of-the-art booking software and high quality web page design. It also allows booking agents to keep control of all player betting activities through detailed reports available at any time and constantly updated.
