Stefan Leipold, Executive Director of STARKinc. biz & ProsSysCo. biz.
Most of you have heard a lot in the last month about cybersecurity, hacking attacks, and many words that are familiar to us, such as man-in-the-middle (“MITM”) phishing, identity theft, LifeLock, scheming, fingerprinting . , crypto locker, VPN, etc. , in the news and in media advertisements.
Large corporations impose those terms on their consumers while promoting many answers to keep us safe. To be honest, right now, there aren’t many giant corporations that haven’t suffered a cybersecurity breach, and they sometimes compromise the data of millions of consumers. The latest to be affected are Reddit and American Airlines, as well as some LinkedIn users whose accounts were allegedly hacked in September 2023. So what’s the right way to solve this challenge for other types of businesses?
Let’s get to it. First of all, where is their delicate knowledge?Is it on-premises or in the cloud? If the data is stored on PCs or local servers, you deserve to back it up in multiple places, such as an external disaster-proof drive or SaS (serially attached storage), as well as a weekly or monthly backup that you can perform. home or away. -Local in a safe place. If you’re using a hybrid on-premises and online data store, make sure your online service, such as iCloud, Google Drive, OneDive, or Carbonite, has the ability to store files for at least 30 days. This is not the case for all services. Remember this: if I hack your cloud storage and delete everything in it, this update can sync across all your devices and cause you to lose your data if there is no local backup and the cloud service offers no features.
Now let’s take a look at your business or home office. You need to have a firewall, not just a router from your provider. Well-known companies have responded to the immediate shift in the market caused by the shift to Covid-19 remote boxes and now offer entry-level and inexpensive firewalls with the option to have your own VPN for your mobile devices.
You deserve to have, no questions asked, a professional edition of your antivirus software, as loose editions have a very limited policy that they offer and you can get a professional edition for only $29 per year. Most attacks are discussed in The beginning of this article can be blocked by professional editions of antivirus software. When it comes to vital on-site or remote work, many firewalls offer policies for 2 or 3 active web lines at a time. So if a provider goes out due to an outage, the backup line responds immediately. I present a fiber line, a coaxial line and a 5G cellular line so that you can take advantage of the full merit of SD-WAN (software-defined wide domain networking) technology. allows you to balance your knowledge flow and avoid web downtime.
When it comes to your Wi-Fi, it’s imperative to keep your networks separate, whether you’re running from home or in your company’s office. Create a Wi-Fi network for your business/work and a network for your visitors. with solar guest light enabled. This means they can only see their own PC on the network and no other devices, so they can’t monitor or track the data. Of all the corporations I evaluated in 65 countries, 99% of them failed to create a correct Wi-Fi setup.
It’s that you use your output to delete spam and adjust the settings; Many users don’t even know this is possible. If you’re using Office 365 or G-Suite products, you can adjust the rigor of spam removal and know what to do with potentially harmful software.
But more importantly, whether you’re a giant company with thousands of workers or a one-man army, education about the latest cyber threats is incredibly important. There are many resources that offer free training: for example, antivirus vendors rate their newest products. He studies freely, and his forums are a smart source of wisdom whenever he wants it. Of course, cybersecurity specialists like me give a lot of public talks on occasions like New York Technology Week or cybersecurity summits. Schooling and preparation are part of the battle.
When you’re dealing with a human being asking you about passwords, puppy names, and birth dates, that’s a whole new level; Hacking through human interaction can only be avoided by being vigilant and keeping personal and sensitive data private. The word “personal” says it all. Don’t share anything personal or sensitive, no matter who asks. Keep it only when necessary. Remember: you can’t put a firewall on a human’s head.
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