A Multi-Layered Issue: Protecting Your Business Tech
When you think about the fact that 43% of cyber-attacks target small businesses, this is quite an overwhelming statistic! Many businesses would feel that they are not worth attacking, but so small businesses need more protection. As such, when it comes to improving your business as well as protecting your own assets, especially in the technical manner, what do you need to think about so that every aspect of the business is sufficiently protected? Is it all about equipment, or is it about a combination of the right software and employee attitudes?
An Adequate Protection Policy
Having an adequate protection policy isn’t just about a laminated piece of paper that is checked infrequently, it’s about sticking to it rigidly like it’s the Bible. By having the policy in place, this will be the backbone of the best habits when it comes to ensuring your tech is up to date, your software patches are fully realized, and the business is sufficiently protected. Whether it’s an Office 365 assessment, or checking that the servers have an adequate security policy around them, by having a policy, this is a definitive document that you should follow to the letter. As technology expands, and cyber threats become more sophisticated, you can alter the policy accordingly, but if you don’t have one in the first place, this is a great place to begin.
The Best Working Practices
It’s not just about ensuring that there are sufficient password policies in place, but it’s also about having your employees know exactly what to do when they find a phishing scam, or the chain of command when it comes to reporting these sorts of incidents. Something like a phishing scam can infect an entire network within minutes, and as such, it important that these form part of the IT security policy. By ensuring that your employees know exactly what to do, but also ensuring that they recognize the changing landscape of tech gives them an arsenal to draw from. It doesn’t need to be a sophisticated amount of information. For employees, having an adequate knowledge with regards to disposing of data, especially online, and what information is considered too personal, especially for those customers that use your business, these things will form good habits that can help promote a culture of common sense.
Consider A Virtual Data Room
A Virtual Data Room (VDR) is an excellent way to keep your information secure. A Virtual Data Room is an online database where your business can store information and is very commonly used with financial transactions. This is an extra line of security as it’s very difficult for a hacker to get to the stored information. But, it’s not just in terms of financial information, you can put information about intellectual property, legalities, as well as tax, and these are all stored safely, so you can have peace of mind, especially when it comes to hackers.
Protecting your business tech is a multi-layered issue. And let’s not forget, you should think about internal threats as well. 55% of all cyber-attacks come from within the business. When it comes to sufficient protection, the best way is to start from the inside out.
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