There are many layers and methodologies that can be utilised when assembling a system intended to defend your data, and by extension, shield your business. And make no mistake, when we are talking about network security ( or the more specialised website security, which is a spin-off of a similar thing ), what we're actually talking about is making sure you've got at least a particular level of protection from hacking.
To accomplish that goal, some combination of the following ( and even better, all of the above, or as much as you can moderately afford ) should be employed :
Information handling procedures for your workers. This can be as straightforward as making some guidelines regarding under which conditions company data can be removed easily from the premesis, and what precaustions to take when doing this.
Password rules : This is often as easy as an admonishion not to write passwords down, to something more complicated, requiring that passwords meet certain conditions to make them tougher to guess, to more complicated schemes still, involving biometric scanning technologies and suchlike.
Physical security : Mag-lock doors and such like. Software solutions : Firewalls, Anti virus software, password gates, and such like .
Periodic audits. Usually, these will involve an independent third party, who will come in and assess the current state of your security, offering recommendations for improvement opportunities .
Network security is a big deal, and increasingly important as digital threats mature. Do not be caught off guard, and don't presume that once you've got a system prepared that's all that needs doing. If you skimp on regular reviews, you'll not only leave yourself open and exposed, but you may also be missing out on highly good revelations from industry execs who can, if their recommendations are followed, engineer a security system far better and tighter than you'd have managed to create alone. Your business is too important to risk!
To accomplish that goal, some combination of the following ( and even better, all of the above, or as much as you can moderately afford ) should be employed :
Information handling procedures for your workers. This can be as straightforward as making some guidelines regarding under which conditions company data can be removed easily from the premesis, and what precaustions to take when doing this.
Password rules : This is often as easy as an admonishion not to write passwords down, to something more complicated, requiring that passwords meet certain conditions to make them tougher to guess, to more complicated schemes still, involving biometric scanning technologies and suchlike.
Physical security : Mag-lock doors and such like. Software solutions : Firewalls, Anti virus software, password gates, and such like .
Periodic audits. Usually, these will involve an independent third party, who will come in and assess the current state of your security, offering recommendations for improvement opportunities .
Network security is a big deal, and increasingly important as digital threats mature. Do not be caught off guard, and don't presume that once you've got a system prepared that's all that needs doing. If you skimp on regular reviews, you'll not only leave yourself open and exposed, but you may also be missing out on highly good revelations from industry execs who can, if their recommendations are followed, engineer a security system far better and tighter than you'd have managed to create alone. Your business is too important to risk!
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