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Category: Cybersecurity

How to Avoid Cybersecurity Breach

In Cybersecurity, Data Breach is a term used to describe the exposition of confidential, sensitive, or protected information to an unauthorized person. 

Anyone can be at risk of a data breach from individuals to high-level enterprises and governments. More importantly, anyone can put others at risk if they are not protected. As technology has become indispensable, cyber criminals are using more and better tools to gain access to your data from phishing, viruses, to ransomware all hackers need is a weak point of entry.

Today, We will share few tips that can prevent a Data Breach in your business.

  1. Train employees in cyber security principles.
  2. Install, use and regularly update antivirus and antispyware software
    on every computer used in your business.
  3. Use a firewall for your Internet connection.
  4. Download and install software updates for your operating systems
    and applications as they become available.
  5. Make backup copies of important business data and information.
  6. Control physical access to your computers and network components.
  7. Secure your Wi-Fi networks by having at least two profiles, one for
    your internal use and the other for your client or external purposes.
  8. Create individual user accounts for each employee.
  9. Limit employee access to sensitive data and information.
  10. Installation and updates should be only performed by personnel
    that understand Cybersecurity protocols.
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Source: Kaspersky Labs

What to Do Before Clicking an Email

Every day, millions of people across the country and around the world send an email. Unfortunately, email is also a way for the distribution of viruses – most notable malware and ransomware.

Before you click a link or an attached file from an email. We recommend you to follow these steps

Better safe than sorry:

  • Emails can be easily compromised or stolen so you could get an email that was never sent by the known-sender.
  • Do I recognize the sender? Make sure the email is from known sources
  • If you don’t trust or have your doubts about the email, don’t click and delete.
  • Is the message in your spam folder? Most untrusted emails are automatically sent to this area.
  • Make sure your antivirus is up to date and running. Preferably one that has a feature that target this kind of cyber-attacks.

If you don’t have one, there are no recent updates, or no shield, get a new one.

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Risks of Having an Administrator Credential

Administrator credentials allow the user to install software, make any change to the system settings, and override local folder permissions. This might not seem like a big deal, but let’s consider the possible ways such credentials can be misused:

  1. Unauthorized software can be installed on the computer, leading to non-work-related activities and possible computer slowdowns or shutdowns.
  2. Unlicensed software can be installed, opening up your business to potentially hefty fines from software vendors.
  3. Users can intentionally or unintentionally run malware, potentially risking your entire network. These are often undetectable by antivirus programs (frequently because the user specifically allows them to be executed).
  4. If multiple users use a single PC, the administrator credential can be used to access data in other user profiles, increasing the potential threat of data breach.
  5. Operating system settings can be altered which can have grave repercussions such as costing large amounts of money to fix. 

Having credentials with a limited access might seem like an inconvenience, but this simple adjustment can be the difference between a  risky and healthy secure environment. 

Is your system properly configured allowing users to access the data that they are allowed to use?

Are you using an Administrator credential for your daily operations? 

Do your regular users have access to your admin credential? 

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Cybersecurity Tips to Protect Your Business

Have you ever used a device with internet access in your life?

If the answer is YES, good chances are you could have been a potential victim of a cyber-attack, or perhaps you are about to get hacked right now without even realizing it. That’s way more people are looking into cybersecurity.

Cybersecurity is the practice of defending and protecting computers, servers, mobile devices, systems, networks, programs, data or any electronic tool from malicious attacks.

These cyber-attacks are usually aimed at assessing, changing, or destroying sensitive information; extorting money from users; or interrupting normal business processes.

Did you know that 43% of cyber-attacks are made against small businesses? And that’s not even the worst…

According to the US National Cybersecurity Alliance, 60% of small businesses that are victims of a cyber-attack go out of business within six months, if a cybercriminal successfully breaches your small business’s data, then odds are that your business will have to shut down since cyber-attacks cost a lot of money to bounce back from. And, unfortunately, most small businesses aren’t able to come up with the funds to do so.

The good news is that there are plenty of ways to protect your business from cyber criminals as long as you are well-informed and aware of the right tools and techniques to prevent cyber-attacks or be prepared in case it happens.

If you are interested in more information fill out the form below or contact us by email or phone to get a free consultation, so we can go over the right cybersecurity solutions for your business.

Sources:

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/security/what-is-cybersecurity.html

https://www.fundera.com/resources/small-business-cyber-security-statistics

https://www.kaspersky.com/resource-center/definitions/what-is-cyber-security

https://www.cybintsolutions.com/cyber-security-facts-stats/

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