Simple Steps to Protect Your Business from Cyber Attacks
6/13/17 11:08 AM iCorps Technologies Cyber Security, Malware
Is your business cyber secure? There are simple steps you can take right now to improve your cybersecurity posture and protect your business from the countless cyberthreats the corporate world faces on a daily basis. To help shed light on this important subject, on June 8, Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) hosted a webinar titled "Surviving a World of Cyberterrorism." Our Vice President of Technology, Jeffery Lauria, was asked to present during this webinar as a subject matter expert.
Here Are the Top Five Topics Discussed in Our Cybersecurity Webinar:
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Tips to protect your company
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Real life examples of cybercrime
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Business impact of cyber attacks
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Technologies that can be employed to safeguard your company
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Types of ransomware and phishing attacks, and how to spot them
To watch the full presentation, check out the following video:
Top Webinar Highlights
Here are some of our top cyber security tips:
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Educate your employees
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Perform daily data backups
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Laptops should be encrypted
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Make password changes mandatory
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Perform routine network penetration testing
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Use a reputable anti-malware and anti-virus
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Implement multi-factor authentication and SSO
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Endpoint management solutions such as InTune
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Consider a cyber insurance policy for your organization
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Ensure offsite storage of backups and cloud recovery solutions
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Be wary of email-only wire transfer requests, requests with urgency messaging, and verify suspicious email accounts or messages
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Monitor your third parties - monitoring must cover all activities related to use, including risk-ranking, screening, data collection, documentation, and ongoing monitoring
For more information about securing your employees, reach out to iCorps for a free consultation.