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Nail The Basics Of Cybersecurity With Multifactor Authentication (MFA) - 0 views

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shared by mmoutsatsos on 21 Feb 22 - No Cached
  • When it comes to the basics of cybersecurity, nothing is so elemental as the password.
  • the simple password has endured as the first and last guardian of consumer and business data. 
  • But with the rise of sophisticated hacking techniques, passwords alone can no longer protect against unauthorized access and security attacks.
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  • Enter multifactor authentication (MFA). By adding extra layers of security to a user's login process and requiring they enter two or more pieces of evidence (e.g., factors) to prove they are who they say they are,
  • MFA is a great method for boosting protection against everyday threats like credential stuffing, phishing attacks and account takeovers.
  • 1. Passwords alone are no longer enough to protect against security attacks.
  • it's critical every company apply effective security measures to protect their data.
  • to protect business and customer data, it begins and ends with preventing unauthorized account access.
  • MFA is the most direct and effective way to do that.
  • A familiar example of MFA at work is the two factors needed to withdraw money from an ATM.
  • Your ATM card is the something that you have, and your PIN is the something you know.
  • companies can require all employees to verify their identities with two or more pieces of evidence to prove they are who they say they are.
  • 2. Companies around the world (from Fortune 500s to small businesses) are feeling the urgency to adopt MFA — but a knowledge gap persists.
  • It's imperative companies invest in training employees on how using MFA is essential to securing access to both work and personal accounts.
  • industries in our everyday lives — led by social media platforms and financial services — requiring consumers use MFA to secure their personal accounts, both businesses and employees are normalizing the everyday routine of MFA. 
  • make the connection between security at work and in their personal lives and understanding they're two sides of the same coin.
  • 3. MFA adoption can seem overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be.
  • By recognizing any technical, change management and financial challenges to user adoption, committing to open communication, and providing the resources and training your employees need, any business can conquer that fear of the unknown. 
  • When adopting MFA, prioritize identifying the strongest and most user-friendly authentication method possible for your organization.
  • that means using an authenticator generator app, a hardware security key or a combination.
  • the reality is a large percentage of U.S.-based employees are also consumers with a smartphone in their pocket.
  • on that phone, the employee is already using multiple apps that require MFA.
  • 4. Balance security with ease of use when identifying a preferred authentication method for your organization
  • With options like hardware keys, you often see employees run into issues losing, replacing or breaking them. But a (TOTP) mobile app can be continuously updated in ways that make the MFA process more seamless (e.g, an app that verifies automatically from trusted locations like an employee's home office).
  • authenticator apps on devices like iPhones have the added benefit of extra layers of security at the phone level like PINs and biometrics like Face ID.
  • mmoutsatsos on 21 Feb 22
     
    This article talks about companies transitioning to multifactor authentication as an added layer of protection of cybersecurity.
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Top Cybersecurity Tools for Business - 0 views

www.cybersafesolutions.com/...bersecurity-tools-for-business

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shared by guanhuahao on 23 Feb 21 - No Cached
  • All cyber threats are not equal. Some may hold your data for ransom, while others may destroy your information for good.
  • Digital tech analysis firm Juniper Research predict that the cost of data breaches will rise from $3 trillion annually to over $5 trillion in 2024.
  • organizations should look to Next Generation Anti-Virus solutions (NGAV) to protect their assets. NGAV takes traditional AV and then adds advanced analytics, behavioral analysis powered in real-time by large scale cloud back-ends to thwart known and unknown attacks. Leading NGAV solutions include Sentinel One, Carbon Black, and CrowdStrike.
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  • The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) offers cybersecurity guidelines for best practices to manage cyber risk. These include identify, protect, detect, respond and recover. Another resource is the NCSA’s national program, CyberSecure My Business.
  • Firewall Often referred to as a company's "first line of defense," a firewall is a security control that filters and screens network traffic entering and exiting your corporate network.
  • People can rely on the password manager to create and store dozens of passwords in an encrypted database without having to remember them.
  • Password managers are quite helpful, and some are even free.
  • store the first part of sensitive site passwords
  • but keep the last few digits memorized and fill them manually.
  • This way, if there is ever a compromise of the password database, hackers don't have those full passwords.
  • You should also consider implementing multi-factor authentication (MFA). MFA authentication uses more than one thing or "factor" to log you in
  • , biometrics is part of this last category
  • SPAM & Malware filters screen email for unwanted and dangerous elements, blocking them before they ever reach your users.
  • In the world of cybersecurity, there's a phrase, "humans are the weakest link." An employee who accidentally clicks on the wrong link or email attachment can put in motion a chain of events that results in a cyber breach. Security awareness training is an anti-phishing tactic all organizations should employ.
  • RDP access must be protected by a VPN connection.
  • reduce the risk of getting hacked is to ensure your systems and software are updated regularly, or "patched.
  • patching shouldn't end with the operating system. Your patch program should also look to patch all other applications running on your systems
  • regardless of the security tools implemented to prevent a data breach, you should plan for a compromise occurring.  
  • That's where 24/7/365 network and endpoint monitoring comes in
  • guanhuahao on 23 Feb 21
     
    Cyber attacks open more and more often and varied since cybercriminals are becoming more cunning and their methods more challenging to detect. This article introduces some types of strategies implemented to protect companies' businesses from cyber threats and cybercriminals. Including using Anti-virus software, firewalls, password managers (very useful while some even free), VPN, patch management program which not only for operating program but also for other applications running on your system, consider the email SPAM/Malware filters and security awareness training for the employee since "humans are the weakest link." An employee who accidentally clicks on the wrong link can put in motion a chain of events that results in a cyber breach. Finally, plan a 24/7/365 network and endpoint monitoring.
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