Just recently, Symantec Corp, the provider of software and services that secures and manages the consumers and organizations' information in the cyberworld have thought of a leadership material that will help SMBs protect themselves with the cyber criminals. The firm understands that the Internet is the perfect place for small entrepreneurs to expose their business since they can easily attract the target market without shelling out much money for promotions and advertisements. However, this also opens small businesses to numerous cyber threats.
Armed with attack toolkits, inexperienced hackers can easily extract information needed to access the organization valuables such as bank account number, personal information or worse, credit cards information and mind you, they don't even care how small or how big the business is. According to the latest Symantec's Internet Security Threat Report XVI, toolkits hackers used have the capability to affect and utilize Java. Alarmed with the information they have learned, Symantec create a list of recommendation any businessman or employee should be aware. The following are Symantec's pointers for information protection:
Educate employees: Develop Internet security guidelines and educate employees about Internet safety, security, and the latest threats. Part of the training should focus on the importance of regularly changing passwords, and protecting information on social networks and in mobile devices.
Safeguard important business information: One data breach could mean financial ruin for small businesses. Implement a complete protection solution to ensure proprietary information is safe.
Implement an effective backup and recovery plan: Backup and recovery is a critical component of complete information protection to keep small businesses' desktops, servers and applications running smoothly in case of disruption-whether it's a flood, an earthquake, a virus or a system failure.
Secure email and web assets: Select a mail and Web security solution that can help mitigate spam and email threats. Spammers and phishers will use current events and social engineering tactics to get users to give up personal information such as credit card and banking information.