A Simple Guide to Bulletproofing Your Business
Feb
19
You may not realize it, but small businesses are prime targets for cyberattacks, purely because they often lack the robust protection of a corporation.
Furthermore, a data breach is much simpler than people think, and just consists of stealing a password. When your team uses weak passwords, or even worse, reuses the same password for multiple accounts, it essentially leaves your digital front door unlocked.
Actionable Strategies to Better Protect Your Small Business
1. Eliminate the “Human Element” Risk
Human error causes the majority of security breaches today, so if your employees are still writing passwords on sticky notes or saving them on a shared spreadsheet, your data’s at risk.
Combat this by implementing a mandatory company-wide policy against reusing passwords. Instead, encourage employees use a unique, complex password for every single one of their accounts.
2. Shift to Long and Complex Passwords
Simple, six-character passwords are easy for hackers to figure out, especially when using “brute-force” software. But if you add a mix of symbols and a few more characters, at the very least, it’ll take longer to crack your password.
Safeguard your accounts by encouraging employees to use “passphrases”, a string of four random words instead of just passwords, since it’s much harder to crack as opposed to a word and a few numbers.
3. Enable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) adds an extra layer of security to your accounts, like a secondary line of defense. Even if a hacker manages to steal your password, it’ll still bar them from accessing your account without a secondary code sent to your physical device.
Audit your accounts and software immediately, and enable MFA for every available service, especially banking, email, and payroll systems.
4. Centralize Your Security
Protect your accounts with a professional-grade password management tool like Pass Wizard. Rather than forcing your staff to memorize strings of characters, let your team maintain high-level security without the hassle. With a dedicated tool, you ensure your business credentials stay within the company, even if an employee leaves.
5. Conduct Quarterly Audits
With how advanced cyberattacks have become, cybersecurity is no longer a task you do once and leave alone; it’s a task you must monitor continuously. Old accounts often sit dormant, and new vulnerabilities keep emerging.
The Bottom Line
Protecting your business shouldn’t be expensive or overwhelming. Your team needs the right tools to manage your passwords and accounts. Take the first step towards a more secure business with Pass Wizard. Contact us to see how our team can better help you secure your company’s most valuable assets.
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