How can SMBs protect themselves?
Benjamin Franklin said that “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”
Every system has vulnerabilities, this is an indisputable fact! Here, at MRBSecure,we see this as "Man-made = Man-breakable". Software, firmware, applications; whatever mechanisms are written into them for protection and security, all can and, will, have just as many mechanisms to breach them.
Maybe it is time for a mindset change?
What if we said that "Backups Beat Ransomware"?
Could it be true?
Simply put YES!
If Backups Beating Ransomware is the cure - what are the preventions?
We suggest there are four preventions.
Strong Passwords and Multi-Factor Authentication
This doesn't / needn't only apply to user logins it applies to devices like routers and printers
Make sure and continuously check that default admin passwords have been disabled
Multi-factor authentication isn't infallible
It just makes it much more difficult to gain entry
Accept that Cyber Events will happen
Believing that it will "Never happen to you" is like the proverbial ostrich with his head in the sand
What is important is knowing what to do when it happens
You need a fit-for-purpose Response Plan (CiRP)
No need for over-kill
Not every incident requires 24*7 intervention
Fortified Data Protection
Protect your Data!
Review your company backup strategy, it is more than just RPO and RTO
Build security around your data
(ISMS - Information Security Management System)
Anti-Virus and Anti-Malware Solutions must be in place and kept up to date
Keep on Patching
NEVER SKIP A BEAT!
Elevated levels of Awareness
Your people are your best defence!
Think of them as "Human Firewalls!"
Practice makes perfect
Conduct awareness campaigns
THERE IS STRENGTH IN SIMPLICITY.