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When Security Can Become Your Business Differentiator, Everybody Wins

YoungUpstarts

by Mark Seward, VP of security solutions at Anomali. And this is certainly true in the cyber security sector. Many of the most exciting and innovative solutions to current cyber security problems are being produced by small and medium sized businesses.

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13 Critical Small Business Legal Requirements to Start a Business

Up and Running

You’ll need the EIN to pay taxes for your business, apply for licenses and permits, open a bank account, and hire and pay employees. Secure your intellectual property. Intellectual property (IP) is anything created by the human intellect that’s protected by the law from unauthorized use by other people.

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How to Onboard Remote Engineers: A Practical Guide from an Expert

ReadWriteStart

Onboarding a new remote developer is arguably one of the most important things you can add to your core competencies if you want to assure your new hires’ success. Today, with COVID-19 making every new hire remote, excellence in onboarding has become even more crucial. Think through security, access privileges, mailing lists, etc.

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Moving to the Cloud: Ways to Lower Your Company’s Security Risks

The Startup Magazine

In this age of rampant IP theft, your business needs to take active steps to safeguard its cloud services information. To learn how to better protect your business, check out these six major ways to lower your company’s security risks. Two-factor authentication adds an extra layer of security to your company’s cloud system.

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The Legal Side of Entrepreneurship

YoungUpstarts

Craig Schmitz, a partner in the Technology Companies Group at law firm Godwin Proctor LLP who works on corporate, governance, board and fundraising issues, and Erika Fisher, an associate in the firm’s Business Law Department who deals with IP, fielded questions about the legal issues startups face. Convertible Securities.

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For IP Security at Startups, "Later" Isn't Soon Enough

ReadWriteStart

Much farther down the list - if it's there at all - is the security plan the startup needs to protect its brilliant idea from theft. Most startups take the obvious measures: Be careful who you hire. Hire an IT geek to lock down your networks. IP theft and other data breaches at startups are definitely trending up.".

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Can You Replace Lawyers With Software?

The Startup Magazine

Regardless of your industry, your startup needs legal assistance to ensure its growth remains safe and secure. You need lawyers to help you with incorporation and IP creation. For example, software is relatively good at producing boilerplate contracts, such as you might use for hiring employees or freelance staff. Regulation.