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Posted 25th January 2023

Tips For Businesses to Improve Cybersecurity

With most modern businesses spending a lot of time online, there has been a significant change in the way that companies need to protect themselves. The number and severity of cyber attacks has exploded over the last two decades. Multinational companies and countries around the world are dealing with all kinds of different threats online.

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Tips For Businesses to Improve Cybersecurity

With most modern businesses spending a lot of time online, there has been a significant change in the way that companies need to protect themselves. The number and severity of cyber attacks has exploded over the last two decades. Multinational companies and countries around the world are dealing with all kinds of different threats online. Therefore, the response has been to improve information technology (IT) and cybersecurity. Luckily, as tech progresses there are more ways to do this. When you run a business, below are some tips to improve cybersecurity.

Hiring Experience IT Staff

One of the things every modern business should do—whether they are in technology or not—is to hire experienced and educated IT professionals. There are a few options. You can hire an IT staff yourself and have them on your payroll, or you can outsource these needs to a company that specializes in IT support. No matter what you choose to do, it’s necessary to have IT workers working with you to protect your business, internet network, devices, employees, and data.

Utilising Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Artificial intelligence, or AI, is a technology that is changing nearly all of human life. AI will augment just about every aspect of civilization, but business is one area that will be changed the most. AI will enable businesses of all kinds to protect themselves online and in the digital space. AI can improve cybersecurity in ways humans cannot. Recorded Future has made a whole business model based on this. It can code more effectively, program more efficiently, and find threats humans may not have ever seen. AI is one of the technologies that is already changing humanity and society in untold ways. Cybersecurity can be greatly improved by AI.

Outsourcing Cloud Storage & Protection

Like you can outsource IT, it is also an option to outsource Cloud storage and protection. If you work with Cloud professionals, they will organize, analyse, and protect your data. Not only are these servers kept off-site, they will be encrypted more carefully and stored in a physical space free of risk that comes with physical damage. Outsourcing Cloud services will free your mind and open up the possibility to focus on other things. If this isn’t your strong suit, outsourcing is an option you should consider. Cloud storage, analysis, and protection could lead to large sets of uncorrupted data that could change the game when it comes to your business.

Using Encrypted Channels

It doesn’t matter if you are in tech or not, using encrypted channels is a huge benefit to your business and employees. First, you should use encrypted email. You should also use encrypted messaging services. What’sApp is not fully encrypted. There are other options though. Another encrypted channel that is a must is the web browser. 

Even private or incognito mode won’t cut it. You need fully encrypted web browsers so that no one can see what you are doing on the internet, your information is protected, and your business secrets are kept. Whatever the channel, making sure that everything is encrypted on every level is one of the most important and helpful things you can do to ward off cyber attacks and keep your company information safe.

Create Response Plans

No matter what you do, whether you outsource, hire employees, or use AI and encrypted channels, you should always make sure to create response plans to cyberattacks. Whether you are working with AI or a hired IT team, having a plan when there is ransomware, phishing, malware, identity theft, or something else, it is necessary to have an established plan of response. If you don’t, you will regret it. It’s vital to know how your company, employees, and devices will be protected should an attack occur.

Businesses always need to worry about many problems they will encounter, but nowadays the cyber attack is one of the most important things to protect yourself, your business, and your staff against. We live in a world where hackers, viruses, malware, and many other cyber risks exist.

Everyone needs to personally take care of their identities, their information, and their devices, but businesses need to do even more to protect the company and everyone involved with it. When you are running a business, think about doubling down on cybersecurity.

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