Believe it or not, a great cyber security strategy doesn’t just focus on how to avoid cyber attacks – it also tells you what to do if your business IS targeted.
Because honestly, it’s impossible to have completely watertight systems if you and your team want your tech to be useable.
So, if your network was compromised, what would you do?
Not sure?
Our latest video has the answers…
Imagine you log in one morning and everything's locked.
Files gone. Emails frozen. A message on your screen demands a ransom fee.
It's a cyber attack and it's every business owner's worst nightmare.
Of course, you can prevent most attacks. Use strong passwords randomly generated and stored by a password manager.
Also, multi factor authentication where you prove it's you on a different device and make sure you have a firewall and active security software.
But let's be realistic. No system can be one hundred percent secure if you also need it to be usable.
That's why a recovery plan is just as important as proactive security. First, make sure you have secure off-site backups that are immutable.
That means they can't be changed. Then you can restore your data without paying criminals.
Your plan should outline who to contact, including your IT team, legal advisers, even customers if needed.
If your systems go down, you'll need to plan how you'll communicate without them, and of course, the steps to kick out the criminals and safely restore your data. Think of this plan like a fire drill. You hope you never need it, but if you do, it could save your business.
Can we help make your business cyber resilient? Get in touch.
