Small Business Cybersecurity: What You Should Know

It seems like a problem only large corporations need to worry about, but almost half of small business owners are at risk of is a cyber attack. Since a cyberattack could force a temporary shut down of your business and, worse, lose the trust of your customers, you want to do what you can to protect it. Here are a few things to know.

Keep Your Software Updated

Software is updated often to ensure protection of bugs or new viruses. Hackers often seek out computers with old, outdated versions. Keep all software updated to make sure you’re protected against any attacks ad make sure you have anti-virus and anti-spyware software installed on all of your employees computers.

Educate Your Employees

Have employees update passwords every few months and require passwords to be strong.  Provide required training for online phishing scams and security threats and make sure all employees are given a contact in the technology or human resources department should they have any questions.

Wi-Fi and Back up

Make sure your Wi-Fi is secured and encrypted for all of your employees. Have a separate Wi-Fi for all guests that enter the building and make sure it’s password protected too. Also make sure the most important information is backed up offsite or on the cloud. Back up automatically or, if that’s not possible, weekly.

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