Keeping your business network secure really is so important. You have to make sure that you are continually working to not only protect your customer’s data, but also your sensitive company data and employee information too.
Network Assessment
If you have never evaluated your network for any security vulnerabilities, then this is the first step that you need to take. A network assessment will help you to identify any security vulnerabilities and it will also reveal any points of failure too. By doing this, you can then try and find out where you need to make some changes so that you can make your business more secure overall.
Cyber-Culture
It’s normal for companies to send out a ton of emails regarding cybersecurity policies, but sometimes employees just don’t follow them. They may continue to use bad passwords, and they may even click on links that they shouldn’t as well. This can really open up your business to threats, and for this reason, you need to make sure that you are engaging your employees with the policies that you have, rather than just informing them. This will help you to stop simple mistakes from having major consequences.
VPN
A VPN will encrypt your internet connection. It will block your data, your activities and even your browsing history from being shared with anyone. It ensures that you are completely hidden from hackers and companies who are trying to collect data about you. It also gives your employees the chance to protect their data when they are working away from the office, or even in another country. If you want to protect your data even more then it’s well worth investing in managed
solutions too.
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Services Audit
There are probably tons of services running on the servers that you have. The services that you have open up ports that make your network far more vulnerable. They can also slow down your performance as well. One way for you to stop this from happening would be for you to conduct a services audit. This will help you to find out exactly what you need, and it will also help you to know if there is anything that you can do to tighten up your business operation.
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Router Firmware
Your router firmware will probably be out of date after a year, and a lot of people never update it again after that. This is a very common issue for small businesses, so make sure that you check it once every year and always make sure that you install the latest version. By doing this, you can then make sure that you are always getting the highest level of security and you can also defend yourself against hackers too. Cybercriminals find it much easier to target routers that are out of date because they often come with flaws in the security coding, and the last thing that you need is to have your business compromised over something that could have been prevented with a few minutes of maintenance.