4 Security Best Practices Every Employee Must Adopt
Security is a hot-button issue for all types of businesses, but cyber security is such a complex subject that it’s difficult to jam-pack its many intricacies into one blog article. Sometimes understanding just a few ways to improve your business’s security practices can be a significant benefit for your organization.
Here are four simple best practices that you and your employees can use to keep your organization’s infrastructure as secure as possible:
1. Change passwords regularly. Passwords should be changed regularly, and they should always be complex; use upper and lower-case letters, numbers, and symbols, and make them as long as possible.
2. Keep your software solutions up to date. Without the proper security patches, you could be running software that’s putting your company at risk. Ensure that you’re using software that’s supported by Microsoft and is regularly receiving patches and updates required to optimize security. Quikteks can do this remotely for you with our remote monitoring and maintenance solution, so reach out to us if this responsibility has grown too burdensome.
3. Use two-factor authentication. In a world where passwords just don’t cut it anymore, two-factor authentication is a new norm that can dramatically change the way that your organization secures accounts. Two-factor authentication adds an additional layer of security to an online account, making it much more difficult for hackers to access information hidden within.
4. Have preventative measures put in place. Consumer-grade antivirus and firewalls aren’t going to be enough to stop a hacker who’s bent on stealing your information. Your ultimate goal should be to prevent virus and malware infections, rather than react to data breaches as they happen. Implement powerful security solutions designed with the enterprise in mind.
Quikteks can secure your IT systems and give you peace of mind knowing your data is protected and secured. To learn more, call us at (973) 882-4644 or click below to get started.
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