Top 10 Things to Secure Your Information Technology
We are under attack! If your information technology infrastructure hasn’t been compromised, consider yourself fortunate. The question businesses face each day is not “IF you will get hacked”, but “WHEN you will get hacked”. Knowing and accepting that the current threat landscape is real and not just media hype or scare tactics is the first step you can take in securing your business.
Any online attack or compromise can have unexpected consequences, so it is wise to ensure your defenses are at full strength.
Long before Russia launched its physical invasion of Ukraine, the country was being hit by Russian cyber-attacks. Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks and wiper malware were among the cyber threats that targeted Ukrainian government ministries, banks, media, and other services. As the conflict continues, companies throughout the world have been urged to check their cybersecurity posture. Cyberattacks do not respect geographic boundaries. Widespread cyber-attack incidents can have international consequences, intentional or not.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is a US Government agency that leads the national effort to understand, manage, and reduce risk to our cyber and physical infrastructure. CISA has urged all organizations to take action to secure their networks.
San Diego based Data Net has seen major changes in the Information Technology (IT) world since it began its operations in 1983. The most significant changes seen in the last few years revolve around cybersecurity because of the massive increase in cyber-attacks. It used to be that typically only the big companies got hacked. Not anymore. Today, everyone is a target. And these attacks are not always aimed at a specific business. Attempts by hackers to gain access to sensitive information can target personal consumers as well. If you have a laptop or cell phone, you are at risk.
