5 Core Components Of Business Cyber Security
Businesses face many threats on an average work day. Competitors aren’t the biggest threat businesses face, their IT cybersecurity is.
It doesn’t matter about the size of your business. Businesses of all sizes, from start ups to large enterprises can and will be targeted by cyber criminals.
Cyber criminals are patient and highly skilled. They are NOT sitting in a dark room somewhere just “chancing their luck”, they do this for a living. The most common reasons they target businesses is to steal confidential data, steal funds and halt business operations.
Implications Cyber Attacks Have On Businesses
The implications of falling victim to a successful cyber attack are disastrous. Some other implications of a cyber-attack are listed below;
- Loss Of Reputations
- Loss Of Trust
- Financial Loss
- Damaged Credit Rating
- Theft Of Confidential data
- Losing Clients
- Stolen Log In Credentials
- Unauthorised Purchases
- Personal Data Being Sold On The Dark Web
- Identity Fraud
- Losing Your Business
We have included the 5 core components of business cyber security in this blog article. By following the points below, you will have a much stronger defense.
1. Network Security Hardware
The first line of defence are firewalls to block unauthorised access attempts, routers that detect suspicious/unusual traffic, and gateway security to identify suspicious/corrupt files. Your IT Support company should set this up for you. Don’t have an IT Support company in place? Give our team a call and we can discuss the best way forward.
2. Security Software
ESET Endpoint Security provides top quality security software that protects your systems in the office, at home and in public spaces, safeguarding your business systems, and your team, no matter where they are.
It protects against;
- Targeted Attacks by blocking them
- Stops file-less attacks
- Prevents data breaches
- Protects against ransomware
To read more about how ESET works, read our recommended security software blog.
3. Data Backup And Recovery
Even with the best cybersecurity solutions in place, human error remains a risk factor for hacker attempts. Files can also accidently be deleted. To combat human error in regards to cyber security, all data and files should be backed up to a secure cloud.
4. User Access And Authentication Controls
As soon as cyber criminals hack your networks and applications, the damage begins. It’s crucial only to grant file/folder access to employees who need access, this should be extremely limited due to the confidential nature of the data within the files. Multi-factor authentication should be enforced for everyone within your business. As an IT company, we can secure your network and accounts. Our engineers can also implement MFA in your business and help limit access permissions to confidential files.
5. Regular Cyber Security Training For Employees
Providing your employees with engaging training sessions for your business can keep cyber security at the front of employees’ minds, and up-to-date with the latest threats and prevention techniques.
Take training off your plate and train your team with cybersecurity professionals. Our Innovec team can help you with an engaging training program. One that helps your team change their behaviours to improve vital cyber knowledge.
Next Steps
We can help with all of the 5 components mentioned above. Give our engineers a call at a time which suits your schedule to discuss your systems and how we can best help you, your employees and ultimately, your business.