CyberSecurity Services

Cybersecurity is the practice to protect and ensure the safety of an internet-connected ecosystem and its residing data from cyber-attacks. These cyber-attacks are usually aimed at accessing, changing, or destroying sensitive information; extorting money from users; or interrupting normal business processes.

What is CyberSecurity?
Cyber Security or Information Technology Security or Electronic Information Security is the practice of ensuring the safety of an internet-connected ecosystem and its residing data. It includes defending computers and servers, mobile devices, electronic systems, networks and data from malicious attacks. The term is broad-ranging and applies to everything from computer security to disaster recovery and end-user education.

Why businesses need CyberSecurity?

 

  1. Protect Your Business – IT security cybersecurity solutions can provide comprehensive digital protection to your business. This will allow your employees to surf the internet as and when they need, and ensure that they aren’t at risk from potential threats.
  2. Protects Employee’s Personal Info – One of the most valuable commodities in the digital age is personal information. If a virus is able to obtain personal information regarding your employees or customers, they are quite capable of selling that information on, or even using it to steal their money.
  3. Allows Employees to Work Safely – Without the best cybersecurity solutions for your business, you and your employees are constantly at risk from a potential cyber-attack. If your system, or even individual computers, become infected than that can really hamper their productivity and even force you to replace computers.
  4. Protects Productivity – Viruses can slow down personal computers to a crawl, and make working on them practically impossible. This can cause a lot of wasted time for your employees, and can often bring your entire business to a standstill.
  5. Stop Your Website from Going Down – As a business, the chances are you’re hosting your own website. If your system becomes infected, there is a very real chance that your website is forced to shut down. This means that not only will you be losing money from missed transactions, but you will also lose customer trust and certain viruses can often do lasting damage to a system.
  6. Denies Spyware – Spyware is a form of cyber infection which is designed to spy on your computer actions, and relay that information back to the cyber-criminal. An efficient cybersecurity solution can prevent this spyware from taking effect and ensure that your employees’ actions remain private and confidential within your workplace.
  7. Prevents Adware – Adware is a form of computer virus that fills your computer with advertisements and is fairly common. However, all these adverts can really have an impact on productivity and can often allow other viruses to enter your computer once you’ve accidentally clicked on them.
  8. A Consolidated Solution – The very best kinds of IT security for your business will offer a comprehensive solution to protect against a diverse range of issues. Ideally, your security needs to include a firewall, anti-virus, anti-spam, wireless security, and online content filtration.
  9. Support Your IT Expert – It might be unpleasant to hear, but most cyber-criminals will have much more experience than your average employee when it comes to digital crime. The best IT security systems can provide your team with the features and support that they need to effectively fight against even the most determined criminal.
  10. Inspire Confidence in Your Customers!– If you can prove that your business is effectively protected against all kinds of cyber threats, you can inspire trust in your customers and clients. They will then feel more confident when purchasing your products or using your services.

Benefits of Cyber Security

Protection for your business – cybersecurity solutions provide digital protection to your business that will ensure your employees aren’t at risk from potential threats such as Adware and Ransomware.

Increased productivity – viruses can slow down computers to a crawl, and making work practically impossible. Effective cyber security eliminates this possibility, maximizing your business’ potential output.

Inspires customer confidence – If you can prove that your business is effectively protected against all kinds of cyber breaches, you can inspire trust in your customers that their personal data will not be compromised.

Protection for your customers – ensuring that your business is secure from cyber threats will also help to protect your customers, who could be susceptible to a cyber-breach by proxy.

Stops your website from going down – if you are a business that hosts your own website, a potential cyber breach could be disastrous. If your system becomes infected, it’s possible that your website could be forced to close meaning you will lose money as a result of lost transactions.

Key steps to ensure optimum security for your business 

Use a firewall
One of the first lines of defense in a cyber-attack is a firewall.  All SMBs set up a firewall to provide a barrier between your data and cybercriminals. In addition to the standard external firewall, the installation of internal firewalls provides additional protection. It’s also important that employees working from home install a firewall on their home network as well. Consider providing firewall software and support for home networks to ensure compliance.

Document your cybersecurity policies
While small businesses often operate by word of mouth and intuitional knowledge, cybersecurity is one area where it is essential to document your protocols. The Small Business Administration (SBA)’s Cybersecurity portal provides online training, checklists, and information specific to protect online businesses

Plan for mobile devices
With 27 percent of businesses currently allowing BYOD, according to the Tech Pro Research 2018. BYOD, Wearable’s and IOT: Strategies Security and Satisfaction, it is essential that companies have a documented BYOD policy that focuses on security precautions. With the increasing popularity of wearable’s, such as smartwatches and fitness trackers with wireless capability, it is essential to include these devices in a policy.

Educate all employees
Employees often wear many hats at SMBs, making it essential that all employees accessing the network be trained on your company’s network security policies.
Since the policies are evolving as cybercriminals become savvier, it’s essential to have regular updates on new protocols. To hold employees accountable, have each employee sign a document stating that they have been informed of the policies and understand that actions may be taken if they do not follow security policies.

Enforce safe password practices
Employees find changing passwords to be a pain. However, the Verizon 2016 Data Breach Investigations Report found that 63 percent of data breaches happened due to lost, stolen or weak passwords. 65 percent of SMBs with password policies do not enforce it.  In today’s BYOD world, it’s essential that all employee devices accessing the company network be password protected. Employees are required to use passwords with upper- and lowercase letters, numbers and symbols. He says that SMBs should require all passwords to be changed every 60 to 90 days.

 Regularly back up all data
While it’s important to prevent as many attacks as possible, it is still possible to be breached regardless of your precautions. The SBA recommends backing up word processing documents, electronic spreadsheets, databases, financial files, human resources files, and accounts receivable/payable files.  Be sure to also back up all data stored in the cloud. Make sure that backups are stored in a separate location in case of fire or flood. To ensure that you will have the latest backup if you ever need it, check your backup regularly to ensure that it is functioning correctly.

Install anti-malware software
It’s easy to assume that your employees know to never open phishing emails. Investigations Report found that 30 percent of employees opened phishing emails, a 7 percent increase from 2015. Since phishing attacks involve installing malware on the employee’s computer when the link is clicked, it’s essential to have anti-malware software installed on all devices and the network.

Use multifactor identification
Regardless of your preparation, an employee will likely make a security mistake that can compromise your data. Using the multi-factor identification settings on most major networks and email products is simple to do and provides an extra layer of protection. He recommends using employees’ cell numbers as a second form since it is unlikely a thief will have both the PIN and the password.

Why AND Central?

Identify

  • Asset Management
  • Business Environment
  • Governance
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Management Strategy

Protect

  • Access Control
  • Awareness Training
  • Data Security
  • Information Protection Processes and Procedures

Detect

  • Anomalies and Events
  • Security Continuous
  • Monitoring
  • Detection Processes

Respond

  • Response Planning
  • Communications
  • Analysis
  • Mitigation
  • Improvements

Recover

  • Recovery Planning
  • Improvements
  • Communications