12 Ways To Protect Against Ransomware Attacks.
did you know?
%
Number of small businesses shut down within 6 months after suffering a breach
%
Of ransomware attacks are on businesses with fewer than 1000 employees.
Estimated number of ransomware attacks per day.
Spam Email
Secure your email. Most attacks originate in your email. We’ll help you choose a service designed to reduce spam and exposure to attacks on your staff via email.
Password Security
Apply security policies on your network.
Examples:
- Deny or limit USB file storage access
- Enable enhanced password policies
- Set user screen timeouts
- Limit user access
Computer Updates
Keep Microsoft, Adobe and Java products updated for better security. We provide a “critical update” service via automation to protect your computers from the latest known attacks.
Dark Web Research
Knowing in real-time what passwords and accounts have been posted on the Dark Web will allow you to proactively prevent a data breach. We scan the Dark Web and take action to protect your business from stolen credentials that have been posted for sale.
Data Backups
You should be backing up your data locally as well as replicating your backups to the cloud. Have an online backup for each month of the year. Test your backups often and if you aren’t convinced your backups are working properly, call us ASAP.
Data Encryption
Whenever possible, the goal is to encrypt files at rest, in motion (think email) and especially on mobile devices.
Advanced Point Security
Protect your computers and data from malware, viruses, and cyber attacks with advances endpoint security. Today’s latest technology (which replaces your outdated anti-virus solution) protects against file-less and script based threats and can even rollback a ransomware attack.
Firewall
Turn on Intrusion Detection and Intrusion Prevention features. Send the log files to a managed SIEM. If your IT team doesn’t know what these things are, call us today!
Multi-Factor Authentication
Utilize Multi-Factor Authentication whenever you can including on your network, banking websites, and even social media. It adds an additional layer of protection to ensure that if your password does get stolen, your data stays protected.
Security Awareness
Train your users often! Teach them about data security, email attacks, and your policies and procedures. We offer a web-based training solution and “done for you” security policies.
Security Assessment
It is important to establish a baseline and address existing vulnerabilities. When was your last assesment?
Cyber Insurance
If all else fails, protect your income and business with cyber damage and recovery insurance policies.
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