Cyber Security Magazine
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This document provides information and advice about cyber security for small businesses. It discusses protecting software, hardware, and data assets by keeping them updated, backed up, and secured. It recommends using antivirus software, training employees on secure practices, and implementing security measures for email, websites, and protecting against ransomware attacks. The goal is to provide small businesses with affordable cyber security strategies given their limited resources.
Cyber Security Magazine
- 2. In this digital magazine we will look at how you can protect yourself against Cyber Attacks and how you can recover if you do get attacked. Obviously if you are a large company your Cyber Security requirements are a lot different to home based and small to medium business. This magazine is mainly for this later group because there is little support or information for them. They also don’t usually have enough resources to be able to implement a high level security plans so we look at what you can do. The key suggestion is always make sure your Operating Software has the latest updates. Cyber Security has been part of our products and training system for our business for quite a while now and hope that you can get some simple strategies you can implement now. Quentin Brown Cyber Security Presented By WebMarketingForProfit.comPage 2 Contents P2. Introduction P3. Software Assets P5. Hardware Assets P6. Storage P7. Backup P8. User Training P9. Anti Virus Software P10. Email Security P11. Website Security P12. Ransom Ware P13. The Stick P14. Videos Cyber Security can be expensive or simple depending on how you set up your digital assets like software, hardware and internet services. We have provided Cyber Security for our clients for the past 5 years
- 4. Now you have your operating system covered it is time to do the same with the general software. Save all Product codes & versions To open the Add/Remove Programs tool on a computer that is running Windows 7-10 click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Programs. In Windows XP, click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Programs and Features. If you have a Mac you can find this information under Finder and applications. Report Templates Several templates are available for your inventory reports: Software Inventory Report Template – Use this report to document the programs you find on computers in your organization. Software Inventory Summary Report Template – Use this report to consolidate individual software titles. To gather this information you can do it manually or use some simple software. We actually use a system called Spiceworks. Office Software Again make sure you have the dvd or installation software and product key however if you don’t now is the time to buy. We quite often come across companies that use illegal software and can be the access point for hackers. There is so much great free software around in this area today. Try it out now before you have a problem. There are both online solutions like Google apps and offline like Open office Free Office Libre Office WPS Office Free Open Office Accounting Software Many businesses have started to use online accounting software and most accounting software has an online version. Programs like Xero, MYOB and Quickbooks can be great alternatives however if you have software on your commuters then again make sure you have the disks and latest copies. We have used some software called WaveApps which is free and has been getting better and better over the years. We do a lot of recurring invoices for our hosting clients and it is great. Watch these training videos below for using Wave Accounting. Watch More here Software Assets (cont) Do the full Course Cyber Security For BusinessPage 4
- 5. Hardware is any physical equipment your have in your business. Computers, copiers, scanners, telephones, tablets, phones etc. Just like the software we want to register all this hardware with any serial numbers, makes and model numbers. Computers When checking out the computer(s) we are checking for a few things. 1. Is the operating system up to date, all new patches applied etc. 2. Does it have antivirus software? 3. Is there a backup system? 4. Unused software 5. Password to access. 6. Amount of Ram, access points, CD, usb. This is not really a point but if possible I like to look at the back of the computer to see if the fans are clogged up with dust and if so recommend a local IT person to clean them. Any means by which code can be introduced to a computer is inherently a hardware vulnerability. That means that when a user installs software, moves files such as CD/DVD ROMs or plugs in flash drives those items can all be thought of as hardware vulnerabilities. A Securing physical access by locking any rooms, cabinets and cases housing computer equipment protects against this type of vulnerability. Step 2 - Hardware Assets Do the full Course Cyber Security For BusinessPage 5
- 8. Step 5 - Train Your Users Photoshop Beginner Tutorials Order TodayPage 8 Training Your Employees Training employees is a critical element of security. They need to understand the value of protecting customer and colleague information and their role in keeping it safe. They also need a basic grounding in other risks and how to make good judgments online. Most importantly, they need to know the policies and practices you expect them to follow in the workplace regarding Internet safety. One of the sites we use to provide resources to our Customers is called Stay Safe Online Its important to control what happens with your computers and what staff can do. Make sure you have laid them out clearly so for example: We don’t let staff use their own hardware in the office like USB’s, mobiles etc We don’t let them access their own email accounts as this is where most trouble starts. Have good passwords etc. And so on. Videos Learn how to protect yourself online. Click here to open the Youtube video Learn how to protect yourself online while on the go. Click here to open the Youtube video Learn how to protect yourself online while at home. Click here to open the Youtube video Learn how to protect yourself online while playing video and online games. Click here to open the Youtube video
- 9. Step 6 - Anti Virus Software QR Codes For your Business Order TodayPage 9 Antivirus: free or paid for? Our tests focus on paid-for and free AV products. Paid-for AV products usually offer better technical support and more comprehensive protection features than free programs. Internet security suites go further still, offering firewalls, parental controls, identity theft protection and more. They are also managed from one computer rather than separately. We mainly suggest the paid small business solutions because they have great additional features. Some of these are central admin, password protection, financial data security, Internet protection, policy management, regulate or block employee access to games, leisure websites, control social networking site access, limit IM communications and general data protection Our Suggestions for both free and paid Antivirus Software. Our current antivirus recommendation is Kaspersky Internet Security – which has a 99.8% detection rate, lowest processor payload & lowest false positive detection. It has personal up to full business versions which give the owner full control over his digital assets. Kaspersky Anti-Virus Avast or AVG are definitely the better of the free AV software which should only be used for personal or one computer businesses. These both have mobile, PC and Mac versions. From our interaction with small businesses we found most small businesses are using free antivirus software and many do not keep it up to date. Virtually none are using malware blockers and we have only found one using any end point blocking software. Most are all individually entered and on many of the computers the staff had disabled or failed to keep it updated. If your client is a single operator they could use a free program but need educating on dangerous emails etc. We do this in a group on a training night.
- 11. Step 8 – Website Security Start Your Own Online Business WebMarketingForProfit.comPage 11 Take control of the assets One thing we have noticed over the last year of implementing cyber security for small businesses is when it comes to their website they have no idea who owns their domain, How to update their own website and have never added any new content let alone check if it is secure. Stay up to date Even the simplest websites rely on software which was not authored by you. Since software is created by people it is inherently flawed and contains errors or bugs. You should know the components your website relies on to operate, and keep tabs on the known issues, and releases of updates and patches. This is why we love wordpress as it is easy to keep up to date and has simple plugins to help secure your site. Use strong passwords You need a username and password to place files on your web server or to update content. Make sure you’re using not using the default password and chose a password which is difficult to guess. SSL Certificate These days more and more specialists are suggesting we use SSL certificates on our websites especially if we have any type of payment system. What is an SSL Certificate? SSL Certificates are small data files that digitally bind a cryptographic key to an organization's details. When installed on a web server, it activates the padlock and the https protocol and allows secure connections from a web server to a browser.
- 12. In your business your going to get three main attacks. Viruses and malware, hacking and Ransome ware. Viruses and Malware If you have kept your software up to date and installed good anti virus and malware software then all of these will be handled automatically. For those that are super nasty see the ransome ware solution. Hacking We see it in the news all the time now and basically there is very little you can do. If companies with millions and a IT dept cant stop them then we have little chance. Unless you have a lot of money or something they really want the chances are pretty slim. The best way to deter them is by using strong passwords and keeping good backups. Ransome Ware and Nasties We have had a few new clients in this situation and quotes to fix and repair have been exceptionally high from Cyber professionals. Our main solution is to remove the hard drive and install a new one. Reloading the operating software and programs we recommended previously so you end up with a clean system. You can use the docking station to access the old drive externally. Run a check on it first however Ransome ware usually just places a file on the hard drive. If you are just a home business and you only have programs on your computer and save everything externally then you could also reformat however HD are so much cheaper these days. I only have programs these days. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/WMFProfitPage 12 Post Attack Strategies Step 9 – Ransome and Hacking
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- 14. Videos QR Codes WorldwidePage 14 Hacking 101: Frank Heidt at TEDxMidwest Watch Here Online "Hacking 101"! Frank Heidt, one of the world's foremost authorities on cyber security, gives the audience the gift of "straight talk" regarding how companies and people get hacked every day and how to avoid becoming a victim. James Lyne: Everyday cybercrime -- and what you can do about it Watch Here Online
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