Businesses today must take cyber security more seriously than they do.
Some of the statistics surrounding cyber-attacks see more than 4,000 attacks taking place every single day.
And according to the FBI, 90% of the small and medium size businesses in the United States do not use data protection for their company and their customers’ information.
One reason that small businesses do not take cyber security more seriously is the cost attached to protecting a business on the web.
A sobering statistic from the National Cyber Security Alliance states that, “60% of small businesses will go out of business within 6 months following a cyber-attack.”
Here are some ways that small businesses can protect their data better:
1. Maintain secure access points. This includes password protection, multi-factor authentication and other access controls.
2. Employ necessary software solutions that block malware, viruses, spyware, and ransomware.
3. Put together a recovery plan. The important factor involving a recovery plan is the way that companies back up their data. According to the FCC, 47% of businesses say that they never backed up the data.
The way to implement a back-up plan is to employ cloud backup services that call for automatically backing up new and changed files.