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The 5 commandments of cyber security for startups

The 5 commandments of cyber security for startups
Smallbusiness1 min read
Cyber Security bounced to the top ten issues in 2016. All large enterprises are currently drastically expanding their investments in cyber security because of the prominent attacks this previous year. The hackers know this and are now adding small and midsize businesses (SMBs) to their attacks as fast as possible.

Password Manager

Most employees still write their passwords on stick pads and place them on their desks at the workplace and at home. They regularly use several ineffectively planned passwords on all their business and individual records. Password Managers are applications that create, store encrypted passwords and enter them for every employee. They likewise help your employees create extremely solid passwords for every business application.

Bandwidth

Bandwidth is very cheap, and if you are able to over-provision what you require, you can ride out smaller attacks or if nothing else, it buys some time to respond legitimately to bigger attacks.

Outsource Traffic

There are specialized firms that represent considerable authority in filtering traffic for you in an emergency. At the point when a DDoS attack occurs, all your traffic travels through one of their routers to start with, and they are great at obstructing all the DDoS traffic that would come your direction

Add VPN Security to all WiFi Internet Connections

Employees that use unsecured WiFi connections are being attacked each day. The free Starbucks, and the Airport WiFi systems can be utilized to break into your employee devices and your business systems. You can now add ease VPN technology to scramble all your employee WiFi internet connections to your business.

Cyber Security Insurance

Cyber attacks have turned into a "when" and not "if" chance issue for your business. Talk to your insurance broker about including a Cyber Security Insurance policy for your business.

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