Canadian Centre for Cyber Security has Released a Set of Security Guidelines for Small Businesses
The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS) has released some cybersecurity guidelines for small to medium businesses. This is a great way to provide some guidance to small to medium businesses on what to focus on to be protected against modern threats, and as businesses grow.
The CCCS provides the following guidelines:
Use complex passwords and multi-factor authentication (MFA)
Helps protect devices and accounts
Keep software, including OS and applications, updated
Plugs holes in software that can be exploited
Back up data
Have a copy of data in case of compromise to recover from the compromise
Install security software (e.g. anti-virus)
Proactively and/or passively look for “bad” files, traffic, behaviour, etc. and stops them from doing harm
Train employees on cybersecurity
Understand the risks, threats, and signs of “bad” behaviour so that employees can also prevent attacks
Have an incident response plan
Be prepared in case of a compromise, and recover quickly with little impact
According to a Microsoft report, 96% of cyber attacks can be thwarted by having basic “cyber hygiene”, which involves implementing some basic security measures, such as those recommended by CCCS above. All businesses need to implement these basic measures to be protected in the modern world.
How RF Wave Can Help
At RF Wave, we build security into everything we do, because we believe security is integral to your IT, not an afterthought. The CCCS guidelines are only some of what we do for businesses. Contact us today to see how we can help your business protect against cybersecurity threats.
References
https://www.cyber.gc.ca/en/guidance/foundational-cyber-security-actions-small-organizations-itsap10300
https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/cyber-hygiene-is-vital-to-survive-todays-attacks-says-microsoft-report/511706