Managed services in Southern California is important even to the smallest of businesses. Why? Well, to put it bluntly, small businesses are a bullseye. It’s not so much that they’re a bigger target than larger businesses; it’s that they’re easier to hit. Think of it this way: a big business is like a massive space station above the atmosphere. A small business is like a Goodyear blimp a few hundred feet off the ground. If you’ve just got a few rifles, which one is easier to hit?
Small businesses often don’t have the same levels of security as larger businesses because they can’t always afford it. Additionally, small businesses aren’t expecting to be hit, so they get out of the practice of properly securing operations. These are just a few of the reasons small businesses are the target of approximately 43% of all cyberattacks.
Something else to consider is that cybercriminals are generally well versed with statistics. They understand trends and try to use those trends to their advantage. One trend they look out for are the days when people use their credit and debit cards a lot. This means that time when sales and promotions (additional revenue) launched every holiday is a prime opportunity for exploitation. Attacks will happen before, during, and after any holiday when spikes in hacking activity are expected. Managed services providers in Southern California will commonly recommend these four basic steps to protect your organization against nefarious “hacktivity”:
- Determine the effectiveness of your existing cyber security.
- Regularly train employees and management pertaining to new security changes.
- Design an incident response plan that is standardized throughout your organization.
- Establish a process of continuously reviewing and updating policies as necessary.
Existing Efforts
Sometimes, you’ve got cyber security solutions in place already safeguarding your system as cost-effectively and accurately as possible, given your resources. Sometimes, you’ve got essentially nothing— or some middle ground between both extremes. Either way, before upgrading your systems, you need to determine what— if anything— needs some improvement and then go about effecting repairs as well as upgrades.
Training
You should probably establish a weekly or a monthly security training solution— whatever is most cost-effective in terms of employee productivity. Security changes and best practices are going to transition and multiply continuously, so you might as well assume you’ll have to keep training employees as new technology develops.
Incident Response Plans
Even the best security is bound to have some overlooked vulnerability. If you don’t have a plan for the worst-case scenario, you’re sunk. So, install the lifeboats of incident response plans. MSPs can help you cover all the necessary angles.
Continuous Review and Update
Policies will need to change as time goes by; there’s no way around it. So, make sure that you’re constantly upgrading your security solutions in order to keep your business’s tech environment contemporary. Right now, this is especially true regarding cloud and mobile devices.
Securing Your Operations
Managed services in Southern California through ecasys can cost-effectively upgrade your security and help you remain continuously relevant and protected. Contact us today for help choosing the right security solutions for your business.
