Cyber-Security

In this article, we'll explore absolutely everything to keep your network secure.

While this article may be geared more towards a business setting, it is completely applicable to a domestic or residential setting as well.

Upgrade your router. Most routers come with very basic firewall protection; however, your router is your first line of defence against any cyber security attacks to its worth investing in one that has enhanced firewall protection.

Get a decent antivirus software. This will be one of the most important pieces of software you can get to protect your machine, it’s not worth skrimping on small antivirus software. It’s always better to have “too much protection rather than too little”, you will want maximum protection so you can avoid ransomware and malware attacks.

Ensure that users do not have admin access to their company computers so the chances of malicious programs being downloaded is minimised. It should really only be the company owner and IT support who is able to access admin privileges.

Train your staff on cybersecurity and how to spot and identify phishing attacks and spoofed emails. Ensure that they know, that if they are in doubt, they should ask either IT support or the sender.

Keep your operating system completely up to date, operating system exploits get continuously patched, so keeping up to date reduces the number of vulnerabilities on the company computers.

If you don’t have an inhouse IT Support then give serious consideration to partnering with an IT support company, this will free up the management needed to keep on top of cyber security and gives you peace of mind that your computers are under the care of qualified experts.