Small Businesses Need to Take Web Security Seriously

A cyber thief doesn’t only gain information on your payment accounts and steal money. The damage caused is of a larger scale than even that. The personal information of your employees, vendors, and customers is on the line as well. And you are responsible for all of it.

This is why you should be smart and take proper security measures. Are you still double-minded about whether or not you need to upgrade your business’s web security? Let’s dive deeper into this matter; below are three-pointers that explore the importance of Cybersecurity.

The Basic Facts of an Attack

  • It’s About the ROI: Attackers tend to work together to increase the bottom line. Selecting a target is a business transaction. They want maximum gain with as little investment as possible.
  • It’s Automated: Botnets, armies of unknowingly enlisted computers controlled by hackers, scan and probe thousands of websites every minute. They seek to exploit vulnerabilities and extract valuable data. Among the ways, they do this is through brute force password attacks, spam, malware, and hurting a site’s search engine results.
  • It’s Not Personal: Automated attacks do not target specific individuals. Rather, they target the masses, using general selection criteria. For example, a botnet that drives an SQL injection attack or a brute force password attack will not discriminate between a large or small organization.

How to Prevent small businesses from Cyberattacks.

1. Protect information, computers, and networks from cyber attacks

Keep clean machines: having the latest security software, web browser, and operating system are the best defenses against viruses, malware, and other online threats. Set antivirus software to run a scan after each update. Install other key software updates as soon as they are available.

2. Provide firewall security for your Internet connection

A firewall is a set of related programs that prevent outsiders from accessing data on a private network. Make sure the operating system’s firewall is enabled or install free firewall software available online. If employees work from home, ensure that their home system(s) are protected by a firewall.

3. Create a mobile device action plan

Mobile devices can create significant security and management challenges, especially if they hold confidential information or can access the corporate network. Require users to password-protect their devices, encrypt their data, and install security apps to prevent criminals from stealing

information while the phone is on public networks. Be sure to set reporting procedures for lost or stolen equipment.

4. Secure your Wi-Fi networks

If you have a Wi-Fi network for your workplace, make sure it is secure, encrypted, and hidden. To hide your Wi-Fi network, set up your wireless access point or router, so it does not broadcast the network name, known as the Service Set Identifier (SSID). Password protect access to the router.

5. Limit employee access to data and information, limit authority to install software

Do not provide any employee with access to all data systems. Employees should only be given access to the specific data systems that they need for their jobs, and should not be able to install any software without permission.

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