WHATYOUNEED TOKNOWABOUT CYBERATTACKS ONSMALL BUSINESSES AARONKELLYATTORNEY
ALL BUSINESSES RELY ON COMPUTERS, AND ALL COMPUTERS ARE VULNERABLE TO CYBERCRIME. A SECURITY BREACH COULD CAUSE SERIOUS FINANCIAL LOSS FOR YOUR SMALL TO MIDSIZE BUSINESS AS WELL AS SERIOUS REGULATORY ISSUES.
AccordingtoAaronKellyAttorney, smallerbusinessesfrequentlylack thecybersecuritysafeguardsthat arepresentinlargercorporations, whichmakesthementicingtargets forfraudsters.43%ofcyberattacks targetsmallfirms,andthedamage thesebreachesdototheirreputation andmissedproductivitymaybe highlycostly.
1. EXAMINE YOUR SECURITY'S THREATS AND REQUIREMENTS. Listthecomputerhardware,data,andany potentialexposuresyouhave.Whereareyour desktopcomputers,laptops,tablets,and smartphones?Whoemploysthem,andhow? Whohasaccesstothedatathatyoucollect, store,anddistribute?Anextendedperiodof downtime,sanctions,orlegalactioncould followasecuritybreach.Whateffectwould thishaveonyourcompany?
3. UPDATE YOUR SYSTEM Assoonasnewupdatesandpatches arereleasedforyouroperatingsystem andapplications,downloadandinstall themrightawaytosolveoravoid securityissues. Tologintoworkplacecomputersandother devices,strongpasswordsthatareupdated frequentlyshouldbeused.Toprotectyour electronicdevices,useanti-virus,anti-spam, andanti-spywaresoftware. 2. TAKE THE FIRST STEPS
4. MAKE A BACKUP OF YOUR FILES.
5. EMPLOYEE
Althoughit'sclichétobackupthefilesyou're workingon,youshouldalsodothisforallof thedatayoucreate,collect,andshare. Humanerrorscanundermineeventhemost sophisticatedcomputersecuritysystem.The needofsettingstrongpasswordsandprotecting themmustbemadecleartoemployees.
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6 . E N H A N C E D E V I C E S E C U R I T Y . Thelossortheftofcomputersandmobile devicesisthemostcommonmethodthat companydataiscompromised,however hackersandvirusesarealsoaconstantworry. 7 . K E E P Y O U R P E R S O N A L A N D B U S I N E S S L I V E S S E P A R A T E . Neverletfamilymembers,especiallychildren, usecorporatecomputersordevicestosend emailsorplaygames.Becauseofthis,your company'sdataareatdanger.
A WELL-KNOWN ATTORNEY IN ARIZONA NAMED AARON KELLY LAUNCHED A STARTUP AND SPECIALISED IN ECOMMERCE, BUSINESS, AND CYBERSECURITY LAW. HE CAN EVALUATE YOUR COMPANY'S NEEDS FOR COMPUTER SECURITY AND PROVIDE A PLAN TO KEEP YOUR SMALL TO MIDSIZE BUSINESS SAFE AND SECURE, PREVENTING EXPENSIVE LOSSES AND LIABILITIES.
