Easy Steps to Reduce the Risk of Being Hacked
Is your business Low Hanging Fruit for Cybercriminals? Here’s how to dramatically reduce your risk.
We are all targets… Cybercrime isn't personal, it's profitable. Small businesses are prime targets, as hackers just attack IP addresses, not a business type or size. They have no idea what is behind the IP address and don’t care. Smaller companies often don’t have the budget of larger corporations; hence their defences are not as strong and are thus easier targets.
A common misconception among business owners is that their business is too small for hackers to care about them. The truth is, businesses of any size are vulnerable to cyberattacks.
So, what are Computer Clinic’s top 10 items to put in place which would drastically lower the risk of becoming the next victim of Cybercrime?
Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) – For ALL logins, not just your email account
Use a Business Premium licence - This offers far more protection than the basic or standard licences offered by Microsoft
Use an advanced Antivirus product - Traditional options are no longer relevant due to the latest threats being generated by AI
Use a Password Manager with built in MFA – read our article as to why
Have a backup – if everything is deleted by hackers, this is how you will recover!
Security Awareness Training – Send phishing email tests to see where your weakest link lies so they can receive automatic training. Read our article on this.
Use a managed firewall – All data coming in and out of your business can be monitored, managed and controlled. This will block attacks at the entry point to your business, protecting vulnerable users and devices.
Domain security and management – protect your domain name (keys to your entire system including your website) by setting up behind Cloudflare & MFA.
Wi-Fi controls – Isolate staff and guest WIFI’s to avoid virus spread or unwanted access to your systems
Annual reviews – The IT industry is changing at a rapid pace so arrange an annual review to take advantage of new technologies (such as AI), to drive efficiencies across your business