{"id":143338,"date":"2015-10-27T09:36:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-27T14:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ntegrait.com\/october-is-cybersecurity-month\/"},"modified":"2015-10-27T09:36:00","modified_gmt":"2015-10-27T14:36:00","slug":"october-is-cybersecurity-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ntegrait.com\/october-is-cybersecurity-month\/","title":{"rendered":"October is Cybersecurity Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>October it&rsquo;s officially Cybersecurity month. This provides us a great opportunity for our readers to stay connected and to stay safe online. These tips are even helpful in or out of a work environment. The easiest way to protect your organization from catastrophic downtime is to prevent cyberattacks in the first place.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogfeed.ulistic-projects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ThinkstockPhotos-475308574.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10253\" src=\"http:\/\/blogfeed.ulistic-projects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ThinkstockPhotos-475308574.jpg\" alt=\"October Cybersecurity\" width=\"534\" height=\"322\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For those who are unaware a <em>cyberattack<\/em> is any computer or network-related incident that disrupts your business operations is considered a cyberattack.<\/p>\n<p>The root cause of attacks begin from:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Phishing attacks<\/li>\n<li>Spam<\/li>\n<li>Poor information security policies and practices<\/li>\n<li>Disgruntled and separated employees with access<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here some simple tips to Prevent Cybercrime:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Create and implement a cybersecurity policy with procedures<\/li>\n<li>User education\n<ul>\n<li>Strong passwords letters, numbers, symbols, and phrases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Identify spam phishing attacks<\/li>\n<li>Only disclose personal information to reputable sites through secure connections\n<ul>\n<li>Avoid public computers in places such as libraries or internet cafes for any purchasing or banking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Summarize cybersecurity policies<\/li>\n<li>Use an internet or hardware firewall at all times. The firewall is the first line of defense<\/li>\n<li>Stay up to date with compliance<\/li>\n<li>Implement network and end-point security<\/li>\n<li>Develop strategic backup policies and procedures<\/li>\n<li>Treat every cyber incident as potentially malicious until it is determined otherwise<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Back Ups<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Data loss is a real problem. Ask any expert in the industry. We consistently backup data and test for reliability. Sensitive personal information or any banking information needs to be encrypted and secured.<\/p>\n<p>While online criminals are constantly devising new ways to exploit your network, we try harder to counter threats and provide IT support in {city}. Enterprise IT support is often hard to come by which is why we have services tailored for businesses.<\/p>\n<p>What&rsquo;s the most important piece of information in your business? Data. Think of how many workflows are disrupted due to downtime.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The most successful implementations are those where IT does the heavy lifting for the user. Do you want {company}&nbsp;to do the heavy lifting for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October it&rsquo;s officially Cybersecurity month. This provides us a great opportunity for our readers to stay connected and to stay safe online. These tips are even helpful in or out of a work environment. The easiest way to protect your organization from catastrophic downtime is to prevent cyberattacks in the first place. 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