The basics of cybersecurity
Protection against such attacks is crucial and should be a top priority for every IT department. There are three key pillars to focus on:
Employee training
Companies must continue to raise awareness of cybersecurity and methods of attack among their employees and provide them with training so they can recognize phishing attempts as such and ensure they are not susceptible to attack.
Tools and technologies for prevention
Technologies such as mobile threat defense solutions, virus scanners, and tools for securing external access through multi-factor authentication and VPNs help to reduce gateways.
Preparing for an emergency
Every company and every organization needs an emergency plan – including manuals and guidelines that precisely define who must do what, when, and how. Regularly monitoring data traffic helps quickly identify intruders who are seeking to penetrate an organization’s systems. It is also essential to perform regular offline backups of the company’s most critical data to ensure it can be restored quickly.