What do ogres and good cyber security practices have in common?
Well the answer is that they are layered like onions. Here are 7 layers all businesses should have in place so that if one layer is compromised then the other layers will deal with incoming threats.
- Social engineering
- have processes in place to verify e mailers or callers when they are asking for sensitive information
- Physical security
- we concentrate on virtual systems all the time that we often overlook the physical aspect
- make sure your server is locked away
- don’t leave usb keys or passwords out on display
- Wireless security
- another overlooked aspect as wifi signals often extend beyond our walls
- make sure the router is not using a default password
- don’t use antiquated protocols such as WEP or WPA
- Passwords
- passwords should be complex and not used across accounts
- using a password management tool like LastPass will help
- Two-factor authentication
- a lot of systems support two-factor authentication which will help protect your account
- check the settings on your critical accounts to see if you can setup two-factor authentication
- Email security
- you should never click links or open attachments on emails
- make sure to have spam and phishing filters in place
- Anti-virus
- the last line of defence but also with its own vulnerabilities
- consider using a product that supports application whitelisting and device control
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