Cybersecurity is a reality that affects both individuals and organizations.
We move in digital environments both in our personal and professional spheres.
What are the most important data that your business stores? Where do you store this data? By answering these questions, you will become aware of the risks to which you are exposed. Put a stop to them! We help you to do so, in our guide to cybersecurity for SMEs.
What does cybersecurity mean?
A set of elements, measures and equipment designed to control the computer security of an entity or virtual space.
Ensuring the cybersecurity of information systems has become one of the main objectives of any organization. Cybersecurity and today’s technological risks and threats can cause significant losses and directly impact service quality or production downtime. These include:
- Viruses (malware)
- Intrusion attacks and persistent attacks (APTs)
- Computer fraud
- Information hijacking (Ransomware)
Guide to ensure cybersecurity in companies: steps to follow
- Id. First we must identify what we want to protect. At the device level: equipment within my organization, mobile devices, cameras, sensors, printers, servers…? At the information level Where do I have my CRM, ERP… on-premise or in the cloud?
- Protect: Once the elements or services to be protected have been identified, the solutions available on the market must be evaluated and tested to be convinced that they are the ones the organization needs. Patches, updates, firewall, EDR antivirus, two-factor authentication, DNS protection…
- Detect: Once the protection solutions are implemented, establish an active monitoring service to interpret alerts and review logs, this service can also be performed by an external company.
- Answer. In case of being attacked, how should we act? Have 24×7 contact with qualified professionals so that they can advise us in this type of situation.
- Recover: No security layer is 100% secure, it can happen that the attacker is more cunning and our information is affected. You must have backups in the cloud to rebuild and recover our data in case of a cyberattack Are you prepared?
- Train: Learn from the situations experienced, record each incident and how it was solved. Train all personnel of the organization to make them aware of vulnerabilities.
How to protect both inside and outside your organization
- Decide who will be responsible for managing IT security risks.
- Connect to your company securely through a virtual private network or VPN.
- Updates operating systems, software, firewares, etc. with periodic patches and updates.
- Protect your network against external and internal attacks. State-of-the-art FireWall. Restrict total internet access.
- Run antimalware (more than just antivirus) on every computer in the enterprise. It prevents breaches and blocks malware at the point of entry, then quickly detects, contains and remediates advanced threats that evade front-line defenses and enter your network.
- Controls removable items. Avoid the use of USB, SD cards or any type of flash memory. Only those provided by your organization’s IT department.
- Make sure employees only have access to the folders they need for their work.
- Use secure user names and passwords to control access to systems and equipment. Do not use shared users or passwords and do not allow passwords to be written down on paper.
- Ensure that employees notify the security manager of any unusual activity they detect.
Solutel recommends the following minimum solutions to implement in any company:
We recommend Solutel Security Pack as the minimum protection that any company should have.
With the Active Surveillance Service included, you will have the peace of mind that your security products are monitored to ensure they are working properly.
Two-Factor Authentication + Antivirus + DNS Layer Protection + Active Surveillance Service
From 10,50 eur per month/user
“Cybersecurity Experts Company ” Solutel
Essential security elements in a company
The powerful combination of firewalls, EndPoint security, cloud security solutions, and user authentication can help your company keep running by detecting threats earlier, faster, and easier. These solutions, together with user training on cybersecurity awareness and good practices, guarantee a more cybersecure company.
In our cybersecurity guide, we mention and develop the essential security technologies that work together to keep your employees safe and your company protected. These are preventive measures that help protect your company’s information, guarantee business continuity in the event of a cyberattack, and minimize risks:
- Next-generation firewalls block unauthorized access to your customers’ applications and data.
- Cisco Umbrella is the first line of defense against threats on the Internet.
- Cisco AMP for EndPoint prevents threats at the point of entry and provides continuous monitoring to capture and resolve threats.
- Duo’s multi-factor authentication verifies user identities and blocks obsolete, insecure, or unknown devices from accessing your customers’ applications.
- Choosing secure passwords.
- Restricting access to information. The fewer people who can access information, the less risk there is.
- Having a Back Up in the cloud. Make backups periodically.
- Training and awareness of the people in the organization.
