Homeland Security’s CISA Kicks Off Cybersecurity Awareness Month
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October is cybersecurity awareness month. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has a series of resources and best practices on their website, intended for individuals, families, and businesses. CISA has highlighted the following best practices for businesses to protect against cyber threats:
Teach Employees to Avoid Phishing – Harmful links or attachments could provide unauthorized access to information or infect your network with malicious code. This can result in data being held for ransom.
Require Strong Passwords – This is one of the easiest ways to protect your business from criminals who might otherwise access your accounts by guessing or automating hacking programs.
Require Multifactor Authentication – Using more than a password to access an account—such as a texted code, authenticator app, fingerprint or access card—makes an account safer than a password alone.
Update Business Software – Flaws give criminals an opening. Programmers publish patches, but you must install them to get their protection. Smaller businesses are often running outdated software because they don’t have full-time IT staff keeping up.
Cybersecurity is one the leading threats to individuals and businesses in the 21st century. Additional resources for cybersecurity can be found on the GCCA website.
