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Business Security Essentials: The “Backup” Layer
When does anything in reality ever go according to the original plan? I can easily answer that one…. almost NEVER! At least that is how it feels. In that case, what is Plan B or Plan C? Being resilient and able to pivot when things don’t go according to plan is an important life skill for individuals, but also an essential tool for businesses. In fact, it is an essential layer of business security namely: The Backup Plan. Everyone needs a backup plan, and your business is absolutely no exception.
Business Security Essentials: The Hardware Layer
It is also no secret that computer hardware does age and wear with use. Of course, the age of your hardware is a large factor in keeping business systems running reliably. Time flies when you’re having fun, or perhaps while everything is working perfectly. Anti-virus and anti-malware programs are a lifesaver for businesses by providing 24-hour monitoring and security alerts, however, the equipment these programs run on (the hardware) must be reliable and functioning well. Unless you have brand-new computers, it would probably be hard to recall how old each piece of office hardware is. As computer equipment gets older, it starts to break down. There is a lifespan to computer equipment because within all computer hardware there are internal components that experience wear and tear and over time may fail. Having an unexpected failure or hardware crash can be expensive and sometimes devastating to your business operation. If a router goes bad, the internet goes down for the whole company, and no one can use the internet for work. If a server goes bad, all the company data is inaccessible until it is repaired or replaced. When business hardware goes down, your employees cannot do their job while the equipment isn’t working, and older hardware is unfortunately prone to outages. Having an accurate life- cycle management program for your business hardware is crucial to cybersecurity. A lifecycle management program puts a time limit on when to replace your business hardware. Adhering to that time limit decreases the chances of having an unexpected failure or crash, thereby decreasing inefficiency due to employee downtime.
Becoming Cybersavvy: Empowering Your Team as the Last Line of Defense from Cyberattacks.
What does being cybersavvy mean? A cybersavvy employee simply is an employee who has the knowledge and skills to stay safe online, who has a solid understanding of cybersecurity and implements daily safety measures to keep business networks and information safe and secure. Security breaches can cripple a business and the last line of defense for any business is its employees. It is a well-known fact of doing business that employee error is the reason many cyberthreats get introduced to a business network. A lack of employee cybersecurity awareness is usually the culprit, whether it is general naivete to hacking scams, weak password security or failing to utilize cybersecurity measures such as multi-factor authentication to name a few.
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