IT Updates

Has your organization has taken the necessary steps to improve its cybersecurity posture for this year? Here are 6 strategies you can deploy throughout your company to strengthen its security for the rest of the year – and beyond. 1) Introduce training in the on-boarding process – and repeat once a quarter. A common mistake that companies make is only requiring employees to complete one security training session when they begin working. Regular training throughout the year is imperative to ensure that employees are consistently being aware of possible cyber-attacks. Interns, to mid-level managers, to senior executives should all be taking part in  the training . 2) Reward employees for safe and secure online practices.   There’s no better way to encourage your employees to make security a priority than an incentive. If they are being rewarded and acknowledged, that will not only increase their motivation but motivate colleagues as well. You can even s...

The survey identified nine best practices that could keep the costs of a breach under $500,000 or even less than $100,000. These tasks include: Review and improve cyber monitoring practices regularly, formally, and strategically over time Regularly review connection activity on the network to ensure that security measures are working as intended Integrate security into the organization's goals and business capabilities Routinely and systematically investigate security incidents Put tools in place to provide feedback about security practices Increase security controls on high-value assets as necessary Integrate security technologies  Keep threat detection and blocking capabilities up to date Make it easy to determine the scope of a compromise, contain it, and remediate  The survey found that there is a tangible ROI in implementing a baseline patch policy. Forty-six percent of respondents were more concerned about unpatched vulnerabilities in this year's survey, ...