- Employee Training: Educate employees on the importance of cyber security and how to identify and avoid potential threats, such as phishing emails and suspicious links. Free materials are readily available online.
- Regular Updates and Backups: Keep all software and systems up to date and regularly backup important data to a secure location. This will ensure that if a ransomware attack does occur, the business can quickly restore their systems and data. Updates are normally free for supported software.
- Use Anti-Virus and Anti-Malware software: Implement anti-virus and anti-malware software to protect against known threats and vulnerabilities. Windows Defender is a great free tool for Windows environments.
- Network Segmentation: Segment the network to limit the spread of malware and limit the potential damage of an attack. No additional hardware is often needed for this as it may already exist within existing networking devices. If unsure how to configure this, our consultants can help to build you a safe and segmented network.
- Use a Firewall: Implement a firewall to protect against unauthorised access and to control traffic flow. Firewalls are inbuilt within almost all operating systems and can be configured for free.
- Implement Multi-Factor Authentication: Using multi-factor authentication adds additional layers of security to login processes. It is becoming a widespread standard and is usually offered for free within almost all services and applications. For more information, read our blog on MFA here.
- Conduct Regular Security Audits: Regularly audit the business’s cyber security posture to identify any potential vulnerabilities and implement necessary changes. We offer a discounted package for our existing clients, details of these services can be found here.
- Seek Professional Help: Utilise the services of a professional cyber security firm to help identify and remediate any vulnerabilities, and to provide ongoing monitoring and support.
