Every business requires a certain level of security to meet legal responsibilities. Those responsibilities vary depending on the nature of the business and a significant proportion of the security risk lies with people inside the business. So, it is important to purchase establish security that matches the needs of the business backed up by training and awareness for staff.
- Network security ensures that external hackers cannot easily get access to anything inside your network.
- Firewalls that hide the network completely from people outside the business
- Multi Factor Authentication to avoid access if passwords are compromised
- Data security ensures that once inside your network access to key data is limited.
- Virtual Private Networks (VPN) to join different parts of the network and hide traffic
- Encryption of stored data
- Email security ensures that emails do not bring in viruses.
- Inbound and outbound monitoring to check for known Phishing threats
- SPAM monitoring
- Attachment checking to avoid bringing in viruses
- IT Assets security ensures that surfing the Internet does not bring in viruses.
- Browser filters to control the Internet sites visited by staff
- Anti-Virus checks
- Removal of unnecessary applications and control over installations
- Timely updating of operating systems and applications to close security gaps
The virus threats can range from data destruction, demands for ransom or data theft to be sold on to other parties.