Cyber Security: How to establish a workable plan?
It’s not difficult to see the digital transformation in all sectors of life. Computers, internet and digital devices have become the primary component of infrastructure. Organizations are using digital technology to complete their tasks efficiently at reduced prices. Their primary aim of using IT technology is to execute client need on time without compromising quality. For this reason, they have to take meticulous security measures to provide unmatched safety.
No matter how small setup and network system you are using to support business operations, you can’t assume that it’s hidden from hackers. Every system is vulnerable to malicious software and viruses like ransomware. This makes it mandatory to develop a workable plan to provide maximum cyber security to your system.
Below I am sharing eight important steps every business owner should follow to establish a web security plan.
Create a risk management protocol
The first step is to measure the types and magnitude of possible risks your company information and system is expected to encounter. You can’t follow the approach of one size fits all for IT assets. It requires the same care and due diligence, which you have used to protect company legal, financial and regulatory activities. Accurate of risk factor estimation is essential to create a successful risk management protocol. Defense protocols have to be acknowledged by authorities before they implemented.
Strengthen network security
As you have already sorted out potential attacks and threats, use special security software to strengthen your network. Anti-virus software ensures to provide protection after detecting unauthorized access and malicious content present in the content. Once the threat is detected, the system is scanned to remove the suspicious content thread.
Educate your employees
Although you have taken essential measures to secure your system, unless you don’t raise awareness among your employees regarding risks and protection measures; you will be unable to protect cyber-attacks. When your workforce is aware of the devastating effects they ensure to follow the policies to minimize risks.
Integrate antimalware policy
Implement strict antimalware policy in an organization. Spreading malware via email attachments and links on communication apps is the most common route hackers often use to damage IT system. Opening and downloading personal attachments and links must be restricted and should be mentioned in the policy documents.
Monitor mobile data transfer
Nowadays companies are relying on computers, servers and cloud storage not only to reduce the paper clutter but also to make these files accessible from anywhere. When data is accessed from cloud storage and transferred to the remote server, it becomes highly vulnerable to the hackers attack and injection of malware. To avoid such attacks, the formation of the procedure is essential to manage file import and export securely.
Update security patches
A security patch is a piece of software purposefully designed to update computer programs and its supporting data to fix and improve safety. These patches efficiently fix vulnerabilities and bugs, which results in the improvement of usability and system performance. Running these patches is essential to protect devices and software at the startup of system configuration. Moreover, periodic review of these patches is also required to monitor whether they are performing well or not.
Control document access
To allow access and rights to edit and create new files, every organization has to develop data management system to allocate unique rights to individuals. However, same access and rights can’t be provided to every other person. Company owners have to decide different access level to manage company documents. In addition to creating access levels, the system should be capable to store complete user information. It also creates a report mentioning who has accessed and how he has accessed along with what actions he has taken.
Develop an incident management protocol
Despite all the security measures and precautions, companies are always exposed to cyber-attacks. To tackle such unexpected attacks, creating protocols is essential. Protocols share complete recovery guideline and mechanism to tackle data breach.
Endnote: These are few basic steps companies can follow to create a usable cyber security plan to protect and tackle system and IT assets.
