Steps to Protecting Your
Business for a Cyber Attack
How big is the cyber security threat? Here's a recap of
the threat statistics from Microsoft:
Contact us for help in implementing these steps to
protecting you from Cyber Attacks:
- Security Assessment: It's important to
establish a baseline and close existing vulnerabilities. When was your last
cybersecurity assessment? Contact us to request a full security
assessment. All industries care about cybersecurity and many need to meet
strict compliance standards and best practices.
- Spam Email: Secure your email. Most attacks
originate in your email. We'll help you choose a service designed to reduce
spam and your exposure to attacks on your staff via email.
- Passwords: Apply security policies on your
network. Examples: Deny or limit USB file storage access, enable enhanced
password policies, set user screen timeouts, and limit user access.
- Security Awareness: Train your users - often!
Teach them about data security, email attacks, and your policies and
procedures. We offer a web-based training solution and "done for you"
policies.
- Advanced Endpoint Detection & Response:
Protect your computers data from malware, viruses, and cyber attacks with
advanced end point security. Today's latest technology (which replaces your
outdated anti-virus solution) protects against file-less and script based
threats and can even rollback a ransomware attack.
- Multi-Factor Authentication: Utilize
Multi-Factor Authentication whenever you can including on your network,
banking websites, and even social media. It adds an additional layer of
protection to ensure that even if your password does get stolen, your data
stays protected.
- Computer Updates: Keep Microsoft, Adobe, and
Java products updated for better security. We provide a "critical update"
service via automation to protect your computers from the latest known
attacks.
- Dark Web Research: Knowing in real-time what
passwords and accounts have been posted on the Dark Web will
allow you to be proactive in preventing a data
breach. We scan the Dark Web and take action to protect your business from
stolen credentials that have been posted for sale.
- SIEM/Log Management (Security Incident & Event Management):
Uses big data engines to review all event and security logs from all covered
devices to protect against advanced threats and to meet compliance
requirements.
- Web Gateway Security: Internet security is a
race against time. Cloud based security detects web and email threats as
they emerge on the internet, and blocks them on your network within seconds
- before they reach the user.
- Mobile Device Security: Today's cyber
criminals attempt to steal data or access your network by way of your
employees' phones and tablets. They're counting on you to neglect this piece
of the puzzle. Mobile device security closes this gap.
- Firewall: Turn on Intrusion Detection and
Intrusion Prevention features. Send the log files to a managed SIEM.
- Encryption: Whenever possible the
goal is to encrypt files at rest, in motion (think
email) and especially on mobile devices.
- Backup: Backup local. Backup to the cloud.
Have an offline backup for each month of the year. Test your backups often.
- Cyber-threat monitoring services: 24/7 security
services and a SOC (Security Operations Center).
- Cyber Insurance: If all else fails, protect
your income and business with cyber damage and recovery insurance policies.
Cyber security insurance costs via Google
The 3 required steps:
- Assessment of the Risks
- Addressing the Situation
- Maintaining Compliance & Security
04/06/2024