If you run a business, information and cyber security should be a top priority and part of your day-to-day operations. A good security posture helps you keep client trust and avoid service disruptions.
Now is as good a time as any to check your business for gaps in your processes.
We covered how 2FA works and why you should use it in a previous article, but it bears repeating. Enabling two-factor authentication on your online accounts raises the bar for anyone trying to get in without permission.
One of the big takeaways from that article is to set it up in a way that makes sense for your business: through a password manager or another central location that everyone can access, instead of SMS codes sent to your personal phone.
This is another one we have a whole article about. Used well, a password manager lets you audit all your online accounts, update passwords easily and limit access per employee or department.
It also takes a lot of stress out of employee onboarding and offboarding.
Few things are more stressful than parting ways with an employee on less-than-amicable terms, and not knowing whether they might try to disrupt your business by getting into company resources.
With a password manager holding your online accounts, you can remove an employee's access and update passwords quickly with minimal effort. Without a central location for your accounts, you will inevitably miss something that comes back to haunt you later.
Antivirus, drive encryption and backups protect you from the loss and theft of confidential data, such as client data.
Internal business infrastructure like servers and intranets is usually the best-protected part of a business. The devices you put in your employees' hands are often overlooked, and they are a much easier target for attackers.
If you find these topics hard and don't know where to start, good IT support helps. A team that works with you can handle all of this (and more) with minimal fuss.
The systems above are only as good as the training that comes with them. A good IT provider will train your whole team, answer questions and put people at ease about using the new systems.
Don't wait until your business has scaled out of control to put these processes and systems in place. The tools and services for all of this are more accessible than ever.
If you'd like help with any of it, get in touch.
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