Cybersecurity and its importance should never be overlooked. Year after year, with technological advances, a lot of businesses have become more prone to cyber-attacks.
According to statistics, the larger the business, the more likely it is to experience an attack. However, this certainly doesn’t prevent small to medium-sized businesses from being at risk.
No business with an online presence is immune to a cyber-attack, and the financial, physical, and legal implications of an attack on any business can be devastating.
Measures to guard against cyber attacks
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Technology
Every business with an online presence needs to invest in advanced cybersecurity measures, including firewalls, encrypted connections, data leak protection, and ransomware protection.
Strong spam filters should be configured to prevent phishing emails from being delivered to your employees, prevent email spoofing, and scan incoming/outgoing emails. Anti-virus software should also be used and regularly updated to help secure endpoints.
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Data Backup
Your data must be backed up regularly. This simple step reduces the risk of losing everything if your system fails or a hacker takes your system hostage.
Company-confidential and sensitive files should be backed-up in a remote and unconnected storage facility (such as offline backups.)
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Passwords
One of the biggest cybersecurity threats to affect businesses worldwide is weak passwords. Some typical characteristics include short length, obvious characters/numerals, and simple passphrases.
Enforcing stronger passwords is an easy way to implement stronger security measures for your business.
Conclusion
When businesses have an awareness of the implications and are well-equipped and prepared, they can more efficiently deal with a threat in the unfortunate event that it occurs.
Whether yours is a multinational corporation, a mid-size company, or a local business, you can never be too prepared for a potential cybersecurity breach.
You can read more on how to protect your physical and online business here.
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