QiC’s Top-Tips for Ensuring Total Protection
Cybercrime is on the rise in 2024, making it essential to thoroughly assess your current security measures and determine if any critical solutions are missing to safeguard against a major breach.
Small and medium-sized businesses in particular have become prime targets for cybercriminals, so it’s more important than ever to understand the risks and take proactive steps to protect your data and operations.
1. Train Employees on Security
Employees are one of the top security risks for businesses. Phishing emails and scams can compromise networks if staff aren’t trained to easily recognise them. What’s more, 75% of insider attacks come from unhappy ex-employees, so maintaining security awareness is vital.
2. Create and Enforce an Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
An AUP defines how employees can use company devices and resources. Limiting access to certain websites and enforcing these rules with tools such as software filters is key to keeping the network safe.
3. Require Strong Passwords for Devices
Mandating strong passwords and implementing two-factor authentication (2FA) is a simple but key step to take in order to make sure all devices are protected from unauthorised access in case of theft or loss.
4. Keep Your Network Updated
Regular updates and patches are important to protect against vulnerabilities. QiC’s Managed IT services can take the pressure off and help automate this process, but this should be monitored to ensure proper implementation.
5. Have a Reliable Backup System
A robust backup system protects data from ransomware, accidental deletion, and other disasters. Automated and monitored backups are crucial for ensuring data is secure. QiC offers Hornetsecurity 365 Total Backup and Recovery to prevent the risk of data loss from malicious users, malware, system failures or even human errors. This Hornetsecurity solution provides total backup for Microsoft 365 mailboxes, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, and files.
6. Restrict Downloads of Unnecessary Software
Preventing employees from downloading unsafe software is essential. A combination of employee training, firewalls and monitoring can help block malicious downloads.
If your business follows all of these mentioned steps, you will be creating a safe and prosperous future for both your SME and employees.
About QiC
QiC Systems is an award-winning IT support company providing managed IT services and comprehensive Hornetsecurity solutions to small and medium-sized businesses near Winchester. We extend our IT support services to the whole of Hampshire.
For a free cyber security services quote, or to arrange a visit from one of our technicians, call us on 01962 711000, send an email to sales@qicsystems.com or fill in our contact form and a member of our team will get in touch.