This means that we have at least 3 copies of all data with 2 backups locally available and 1 physically off-site.
Without this, your business and your data are at risk every single day.
How do you know when you have bad backup practices?
Bad backup practices are most often discovered when you need backups the most: during a data recovery event.
Great backup practices mean regularly monitoring and testing backups to ensure that issues are identified well in advance of any type of data recovery event.
Are you using good backup practices?「」
Step 3: Are you regularly installing security updates?
We get it, software updates are annoying. But by not updating your software or leaving them unpatched, you’re technically inviting attackers to try and expose your vulnerabilities!
Cybercriminals actively search for weak points to penetrate your business and your data, so it’s important to install those updates!
Are you regularly installing security updates? 「✔」
Step 4: Are you regularly checking your work?
We recommend regularly “checking your work” to ensure that what you expect to in place, is in fact working and functioning as expected.
This means you should regularly review of your security policies, confirm that security groups and access controls are accurate and up-to-date, assess password policies to ensure they meet current standards (including the use of additional tools like MFA), and test your backups regularly!
By checking your work across information systems within your business, you significantly decrease the risk of a successful cyberattack.
Are you regularly installing security updates?「✔」
Step 5: Is someone accountable for your cybersecurity?
If everyone is responsible, then no one is responsible.
Your data is your business and so clearly defining who is accountable for cybersecurity is incredibly important to ensuring that you remain both protected and resilient to an attack.
Designating someone—either an in-house expert or an external expert like Clearbridge—to be accountable for your cybersecurity is a great first step towards keeping your data safe.
Is someone accountable for your cybersecurity?「」
How’d you do?
This five step assessment is a great first step in ensuring your cybersecurity is up to standards, but there are many areas we didn’t have time to cover. If this assessment left you feeling uncertain, please get in touch so that we can help you to identify the next steps to take.
At Clearbridge Business Solutions, we're passionate about protecting you and your business from hackers while also empowering you to practice effective cybersecurity.
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