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If you’re a business owner, you know how important perception and professionalism can be to your brand. With it, you can do business with anyone anywhere; however, without it, you’ll struggle to attract the customers you need.
First, and unchanged is phishing. It is your biggest threat and is becoming more sophisticated. Hackers aim to compromised O365 accounts and send malware to you from the accounts of people you know. This makes it more difficult to spot Phishing. If something seems odd, you need to confirm with the sender prior to opening any attachments or following any links. Secure attachments are used to trick users into downloading malware and giving up passwords to sites like O365, Amazon, Google.
Joe Danaher, CISO
Chances are that your business relies on IT. Over the past two decades, nearly every industry has integrated technology solutions into the core of its daily operations. This makes IT security an increasingly important factor.
Sure, you might know that there are “some” monetary repercussions of suffering a data breach, like the costs associated with notifying the individuals involved, but what about the rest? Rely on word of mouth or referrals? Customers may not be so quick to refer to a company that compromised their data.
WHY A SECURITY RISK ASSESSMENT MAKES SENSE
In 2018, a meager 72% of Information Technology (IT) companies offered disaster recovery services. More than ever before, businesses today have a lot of highly-sensitive cloud-stored data. Although some companies have on-premise servers, outsourcing IT services is more beneficial. One of the advantages is that outsourcing IT is cheaper. Moreover, outsourcing IT services means leaving the job to experts.
Higher Education has seen some changes in Compliance Regulations causing these organizations to evaluate their security. Here’s a list of safeguards you must have in place.
Technology solutions for business are riddled with acronyms and technical terms. Even those in information technology (or IT, our first acronym) would admit as much. But if you are an entrepreneur looking for tech support for small businesses you might get lost in the alphabet soup. Take cloud services, for example. There are many different types of cloud computing, including cloud storage, infrastructure as a service (or IaaS), platform as a service (or PaaS), and software as a service (or Saas).
Many technology companies and app-makers provide two-factor authentication that requires users to authenticate their identity over two devices. This is becoming more the norm and is a great foil for anyone trying to access accounts unauthorized. The process is usually really easy to use, but just remember to keep both your devices nearby when logging in--leaving your phone in the other room can be annoying!
61% of data breaches used compromised credentials
Data security management for business is important to protect both your company and your clients. Whether you are storing medical and healthcare data or customer financial information, in today’s world no data is safe from unscrupulous individuals or organizations. At least, not without solid data security management, that is. Keep reading for more information on how you can beef up your cyber security and protect your most valuable asset – your data.