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Cybersecurity for small business
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 By Sri Achary |  In Cybersecurity, Small Business |  Comments
Nowadays, cyber-attacks have been a major issue for many small businesses. The small
businesses have crucial information that cybercriminals always look for and additionally
their security infrastructures are also very weak as compared to the large businesses
and this is why they have become a common target.
Many small business owners can’t afford cybersecurity and many don’t even know where
to start. Some small business owners don’t even get time to devote to Cybersecurity.
This is why they always feel that their businesses are vulnerable to cyber-attacks.
Sometimes the cybercriminals also tend to take out information by breaching details
about the staff and customers linked with the business.
As we speak, many cybercriminals are finding out new ways of launching cyber-attacks.
Some of the most common cyber-attacks done on small businesses are:
The small businesses have crucial information that
cybercriminals always look for and additionally their security
infrastructures are also very weak as compared to the large
businesses and this is why they have become a common target.
Phishing:
Phishing is linked to emails of the businesses and they are known as phishing emails.
Another term for this is BEC, aka Business Email Compromise. This method has caused
some serious business losses for many small business owners in the past. According to a
report, around 7700 small organizations are affected by this method every month.
Basically what the criminal does is that he tries to trick any person linked with the
business into clicking malicious links or open a malicious attachment which could have
the potential to download risky ransomware. Once the ransomware is downloaded, then
it can easily extract out information about the company.
Watering Holes:
Watering holes are linked to those sites which have already been hacked by criminals
and are converted into malicious websites without the understanding of the website
owners. Once someone tries to access the site, then they try to install malware onto the
accessing device and then attempt to steal valuable information. This method
compulsorily needs some action by the user like clicking the link or downloading the file.
Drive-by downloads:
This is also a very common method for cybercriminals to steal information. Here the
criminals attempt to install an application on the relevant devices without asking for any
kind of permission. The PCs which have outdated software and operating systems along
with weak security solutions are the primary targets for these types of attacks.
So how can we avoid these types of scams? Although cybercriminals are genius people
we can stay ahead of them by following some best Cyber Security tips for small
businesses. They are:
Training employees: Basic security practices and policies must be carried out for the
employees. They need to have strong knowledge about Cyber threats and their
solutions. Focusing on passwords and reading internet guidelines would also help a lot.
Proper rules must be established to protect customer data and other vital information.
Latest tech and software: The small business owners must also focus on getting the
latest security software along with other updates applications like web browsers and
operating systems. Also, they need to keep track of running scheduled security scans
and the latest antivirus software updates.
Firewall Security: Owners also need to focus on firewall securities for their businesses
as they prevent strangers from accessing data on a private network. They also need to
make sure that the firewall is enabled at all times and updated regularly.
Making backups & copies of important information: The owners also need to make
sure that they regularly backup all the crucial data related to their company like word
documents, databases, financial sheets, other accounting information, etc. Additionally,
an automatic backup can also be a useful option in these cases where the data are
backed up automatically in particular time intervals.
None of these Cybersecurity tips will be of any help until the Small business owners
create awareness about Cybersecurity culture in the offices. Various kinds of compliance,
rewards & Accountability programs must be carried out in the offices so that everyone
stays aware of these possible Cyber-attacks.
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