The digital world is playing a larger and larger role in the way we run the majority of businesses. Few workplaces have no digital* technology in them and most use that tech to work with or store some kind of data that, if in the wrong hands, could cause real harm to someone. So, how do you protect your business’s digital scope and the sensitive data within it?

Here are five important components of a good cybersecurity policy.

The basics of good security

First of all, you need to ensure that your business has invested in all of the basics necessary to protect your internal networks and device.s Firewalls, spam/anti-phishing filters, access control settings, data encryption, and professional level security software, as seen here, for every device in the workplace is essential.

Keeping these tools updated and working in top form is crucial to make sure the workplace has even a basic level of protection.

Ongoing risk assessments

Every workplace, even that has invested in all of the protections above, will have vulnerabilities in their IT scope.

It’s better to assume that you do have them, rather than pretending you don’t.

As such, you can click here to see how professional managed service providers can help you carry out thorough risk assessments to help you better identify those vulnerabilities. Once identified, you can take measures to secure them and better monitor them.

Threat intelligence

A business owner, or their IT team, must always be aware of the latest threats, especially when it comes to direct cyber-attacks. Just like a risk assessment can help you see the most easily hit parts of your IT scope, threat intelligence helps you recognize the patterns, techniques, and tactics of an attack. All of this allows you to respond more quickly and precisely to the threats.

Keeping up to date with the latest cybersecurity risks is a must.

Employee training and policy

It’s not just your technology that’s responsible for keeping you safe from the digital threats out there.

The team in the workplace have their own role to play, as well. After all, their habits such as leaving passwords written down or logged-in terminals left alone can prove to be the biggest risks of all. As such, look here to learn more about the ongoing training you should be investing in for the whole team. Everyone needs to be aware of how to prevent an attack since it’s a group effort.

Crisis readiness

Prevention is the best cure, but you should never assume that your business is never going to be at risk of a cyber-attack. Instead, you need to prepare for disaster. Make sure you have the steps to lock down affected parts of the IT scope, to identify and respond to the threat ASAP, and to notify anyone whose data might be affected.

The five components above are just a guide to get you asking questions in the right direction. Working with your IT team, whether in-house or outsourced, to figure out your specific needs is crucial.

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