Chapter 27 Security

Security is built into BigBusiness with all connections encrypted using state of the art protocols and all of the controls you might want if you want to review security setup.

BigBusiness automatically encrypts all connections. There is nothing you need to do to secure all Clients other than assign Passwords. This chapter provides more details.

As needed, you may secure passwords, allow only known IP addresses, and so forth that strengthen your security, and you may add various security softwares or services.



  Security Connect Services

Connect Services in BigBusiness use secure modules to connect your sites and sources.

These modules are vulnerability tested by the likes of Mythos and updated as needed.



  Security Connect Keys

Connect Keys in BigBusiness are fully encrypted for handling and storing API Keys.

With AI or pay-as-you-go or financial services you can set usage limits, authentication, or other factors to protect your accounts further.



  Security Fast Networking

Connect Keys in BigBusiness are fully encrypted for handling and storing API Keys.

With AI or pay-as-you-go or financial services you can set usage limits, authentication, or other factors to protect your accounts further.



  Security First

Security first is a priority with Microsoft and Apple and raises all bars for compliance.

Big Business makes some changes that may remove conveniences but it is for the best. Productivy improves with new options and by avoiding complications due to security.

New versions add new Plugins, new Services, and new Security measures to meet aims. The goal is productivity, uninterrupted, and longevity for your systems, in perpetuity.



  Security Update

Security Update is an automatic feature to keep all security settings when you Update.

This feature has changed with new security settings for new operating systems to date.



  Security Clients

Big Business encrypts all Client connections, which improves security and instant-on. Please password-protect your computer. Anytime you are not using Big Business, please choose Quit from the File menu or application menu.

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Big Business now encrypts all Client connections. Credit Cards and Passwords are kept encrypted and irrecoverable.

Please password protect your computer. Anytime you are not using Big Business, choose Quit from the File menu or application menu.

Big Business installers are not signed for Windows. Please use a secure download from https://bigbusiness.com and choose Keep and Run Anyway to install.

Big Business installers are not notarized--they contain code for old operating systems. Please use a secure download from https://bigbusiness.com and choose Open Anyway to install.

  Security Internals

Big Business includes Security Internals to automatically encrypt all connections. When Updates to the Built-In Database change the Security Internals, you can update Clients when you update Server and get better security.



  Cannot Sign In

Cannot Sign In lets you lock out Employee cards that are not users or no longer active.

For example, you may have Sales Reps that are not employees, that do not sign in to Big Business, but you need in your Salesperson list. Just set them as Cannot Sign In.

Set Cannot Sign In on the Access tab of the Employee card. Or use Employees Search, Add the column Cannot Sign In to review, and select and click Update to change many.



  Security Settings

Security Settings let you allow connections by address to ensure only authorized use.



  Security Fortinet EMS

Fortinet offers endpoint management server to help install and secure client computers.

BigBusiness 15 updates installed utilities to correct vulnerabilities reported in Fortinet.

For security, Big Business will update included utilities and services needing attention. As an example, QuickSupport has migrated to a download to meet new security goals.



  Security QuickSupport

QuickSupport is a utility you can download with a click and is not needed preinstalled.

Big Business included the TeamViewerQS program previously to save time with Help. Now your download should make it easy and safe to always get most current version.

This change is made for security reasons, for example, a Mac will not run presinstalled. As a fix the shortcut in BigBusiness for QuickSupport downloads the latest & greatest.