Posts Tagged ‘cybersecurity’
Smartphones have become essential parts of all of our lives. They act as extensions of ourselves, containing key information related to our work and livelihood. That makes smartphones a prime target for hackers; while we almost certainly use our smartphones to access sensitive data, they’re often a lot less protected than our computers and tablets. Taking small steps to ensure your phone is safe from cybercriminals is essential in keeping both your personal and business data secure. Here are a few simple ways you can protect your phone from dangerous hackers:
Update Your Phone and Apps
Just like you update your computer, you need to update your phone. Developers constantly update security patches. Like you, they want to stay ahead of the threats. Implementing these patches is of the utmost importance when it comes to cybersecurity.
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As you know, IT is essential; but in our experience, most company leaders grossly overpay for their IT department while simultaneously NOT getting the critical data protection and security they need. The fact is, IT is the “dark arts” for many company leaders. Leaders feel forced to trust that they are being treated fairly by their in-house IT department. Too often, we find that’s not the case.
During normal times, overpaying for an IT department is a survivable situation. Right now, however, we are FAR from normal, and every company leader must be not only extremely prudent with overhead and costs, but also HYPER vigilant to protect against a cybersecurity breach while employees are working remote with home PCs and unprotected networks.
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Hackers love to go after businesses for all sorts of reasons. Many don’t invest in good IT security, and often, business owners and their teams have bad cybersecurity habits. Here are five ways you may be increasing your risk of a cyber-attack (and what you can do to reduce your risk):
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Businesses are big targets for hackers and cybercriminals; many don’t have strong – or any – security in place. In so many cases, hackers don’t need to use malicious code to get what they want. Instead, they rely on an often-unseen vulnerability: your own employees.
The #1 threat to any business’s IT security is its employees. Oftentimes, it stems from a lack of training. Employees may therefore overlook threats, clicking unverified links in e-mail or engaging with other scams. Most of the time, these actions are simple mistakes. These mistakes, however, can result in major costs to your business.
Do you know where the holes in your network are? Are you concerned about them? Do you even know TO be concerned about them?
As I talk to business leaders it has become increasingly clear that network security—especially understanding where you fall in network security to secure your sensitive data—is non-existent within many organizations.
One of the easiest ways to see where your security holes are?
Windows end of life approaches today. Cybersecurity experts are hoping you’re paying attention to this as January 14, 2020 marks the final day for Windows 7 support.
From a security perspective—as you might appreciate—monthly security patches as well as hot fixes for pending cyberattacks (think the latest risks from the state of Iran) will no longer be available to any machines running Windows 7. Microsoft will no longer be detecting threats and risks associated with the platform, so in the event a hacker discovers a new vulnerability, you won’t even know before it’s too late!
Digging in a bit deeper…
The reality is that all software contains bugs. You see, Windows—just like any program—is designed with the best intentions to meet users’ needs. Sometimes in creating a feature that someone really finds helpful for their productivity, a software developer overlooks security implications.
In practice, many security bugs surface only following an imminent threat or detected vulnerability from the cybersecurity community.
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