Cybersecurity is the most important aspect that we have to pay full attention to. We have seen security personnel at the bank, malls and at every intersection patrolling our streets. But how many people think about securing their online tools? Companies with huge clientele may pay close attention to it, banks may keep their data secure. But what about the companies with limited funding? Startups that are struggling to make next month’s expenses? Yes, that is when things get serious. We will cover some of the issues and possible fixes in this article.
Let’s Begin.
Cybersecurity Is Neglected.
Whenever companies come up with an efficient organizational structure, they always ignore the fact that their online presence might be vulnerable. Most of the time they just neglect to see the potential danger to their organization. They concentrate on getting their sales up via online tools but the same tools are left at the mercy of the hackers. This is when they make a mistake that is very difficult to rectify later.
Lack Of funds For Cybersecurity.
Whenever it comes to deciding to allocate funds towards different departments. Cybersecurity seems to be at the end of the line and it always ends up getting almost nothing that is required. This makes it much more difficult to run a department on a very tight budget. This is because of the point we discussed above that people at higher management don’t seem to grasp the urgency of the matter. There should be a good portion of the budget allocated towards cyber security. Cyber security is as vital as customer satisfaction. Your motto should be great customer service and even greater data security.
Cybersecurity is not a part of IT Support.
Almost all the time it is misunderstood that cyber security is a part of IT support, it is not. Information technology support works internally and cybersecurity is on the outside of the organizational structure. It is the first point of contact to the outside threat to the data. It is a totally different field of Computer Science. A Cyber Security professional can do an IT professional’s job but an IT professional cannot do things that a cyber security professional does.
Who Would Hack Us Attitude.
The most common feedback from the majority of companies you will hear is: ‘Who would wanna hack us!’. That is where they are wrong. If you are present in the vast sea of online data networks called the Internet, You are vulnerable. No matter what is your significance in the industry, you are prone to an attack at any time. Especially in the holidays or at any period of time that may require you to have long off-hours. Most of the threat actors will always go for the low-hanging fruit. They will launch an attack and will ask for a ransom which seems reasonable say $1000. Now if they attack 100 victims then they would have made $100,000 easily.
Still thinking they won’t Hack you? Think again.
What is to be done?
In order to be more secure in terms of online presence, you should adopt some measures right from the start.
- Change your practises from DevOps ro DevSecOps.
- Never use same credentials for different platforms you use to access information.
- Your username is half a credential so keep in mind its not in the public domain.
- Always stay updated on the latest software update releases.
- Social engineering is a known tool. Be aware of what you talk about in public and to someone you do not know.
- Sanitise server data so that no credentials are present on the server as plain text.
- Make sure to change all the default software credentials right from the get go.
- Always learn how to spot phising emails and how to get rid of them.
Let us hope this will help you make your IT infrastructure secure and safe for the future to come.
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