Data breaches are no joke, and they can be so severe that businesses have a hard time bouncing back. Despite the danger, you can somewhat predict when you are at risk of a data breach, and certain actions can be taken to keep them from being fatal (or prevent them entirely). Today, we want to examine three of the common ways data breaches happen and what you can do about them.<\/p>\n
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While your older technology is bound to affect the way your team gets work done, it will undoubtedly create more opportunities for data breaches on your network.<\/p>\n
Your business\u2019 software is bound to go through several iterations over the course of its lifetime, receiving patches and updates to keep ahead of cyberthreats. So what happens when these patches and updates aren\u2019t applied? It\u2019s simple: vulnerabilities appear, whether the developer knows about them or not, and if they aren\u2019t resolved, hackers can use them as backdoors to infiltrate your network.<\/p>\n
This is why it\u2019s so important to be on top of patches and updates; they\u2019re the first line of defense against data breaches.<\/p>\n
If hackers don\u2019t have vulnerabilities to use, they\u2019ll simply make them by targeting the people behind your business: its users.<\/p>\n
Phishing and social engineering are responsible for the majority of cyberattacks, and they range in scale and complexity. Whether it\u2019s an email from \u201ctech support,\u201d a fake website for harvesting credentials, or even a hacker spoofing your boss\u2019 email address, these attacks are designed to be as believable as possible. Any employee, even the most vigilant ones, isn\u2019t impervious to mistakes, so it helps to emphasize the importance of paying attention and exercising caution, even if it\u2019s not necessarily warranted.<\/p>\n
This is where training comes in; since threats are constantly evolving and growing more sophisticated, it\u2019s important that you\u2019re also training your team on how to identify and respond to them.<\/p>\n
All that said, there needs to be an understanding of how<\/em> to manage data so as to keep it out of harm\u2019s way; this goes for both the individual and the organization as a whole.<\/p>\n For example, some data\u2014such as account numbers, personally identifiable information, or employee health insurance records\u2014should absolutely not be accessible to anyone. Similarly, you want your business\u2019 data to be stored in a centralized location where you can control and revoke access on an as-needed basis. Finally, you want your team to respect that data could be targeted by hackers at all times and to treat it with the sensitivity it deserves; negligence is no excuse for data mismanagement, especially when it comes to your customers\u2019 data.<\/p>\n Data management is everyone\u2019s responsibility, so make sure everyone\u2014including management\u2014is on board.<\/p>\n If you want your business to thrive, you can\u2019t be worried about network security. Outsource that responsibility to Coleman Technologies. You\u2019ll be glad you did. Give us a call at (604) 513-9428 to learn more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Data breaches are no joke, and they can be so severe that businesses have a hard time bouncing back. Despite the danger, you can somewhat predict when you are at risk of a data breach, and certain actions can be taken to keep them from being fatal (or prevent them entirely). 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