Human error is very common, especially in the workplace. We will discuss how to protect your data from any accidents that occur.
Your business may have robust cybersecurity protocols in place: you use firewalls, antivirus and malware protection, multi-factor authentication, and data encryption. Yet your cyber protection is only as secure as the weakest link. Regrettably, your people are often your biggest risk.
We’re not saying your employees intend to risk your business data. It can happen, but human error is more likely to be blamed than malicious insiders. In Verizon’s annual Data Breach Investigation Report, 74% of breaches studied “involved the human element.”.
Every day, around the world, businesses face data loss due to unintended human action. These dangerous behaviors might include:
· deleting files without an available backup
· spilling liquid on business technology, which damages hardware
· leaving laptops open, unencrypted, or unprotected, increasing the chances of theft
· falling for social engineering attempts and downloading computer viruses or malware
Any data loss from human error can damage your business. Without access to data, productivity can suffer. Your business will also need to invest time and money in data recovery efforts.
Data loss can also damage your business reputation. If customers learn of data loss, they might take their business elsewhere. In serious cases of data compromise, you could also face legal action. Depending on your industry, you may also face fines for not meeting data-privacy and security standards.
Mistakes will happen, yet you can reduce the risk of data loss by educating your employees about:
· securely saving, transferring, modifying, and deleting
· identifying phishing or other social engineering attempts
· avoiding public wireless networks
· securing business technology (e.g. locking their devices when not in use)
· informing IT immediately if they delete a file or download malware
Don’t think that a single session when onboarding employees is enough. Even an annual effort to inform people about preserving cybersecurity may be too little. You might host interactive training every four to six months. Communicate the importance of ongoing vigilance, and discuss the latest threats and best practices.
Along with educating users, your business can also protect itself by reducing opportunity. Secure data by installing firewalls and antivirus software, and regularly patch and upgrade hardware and software.
Create a data recovery plan with many ways of backing up and restoring lost data. Moving your data to the cloud provides a recoverable, accessible backup. Work can continue even if someone does spill coffee on a server or has their work laptop stolen.
A managed service provider can help shore up your cyber defenses. Speak to our experts today to reduce your vulnerability to human error. Visit us at www.YellowstoneComputing.com or give us a call today at 715-669-6136!
Makosa ya kibinadamu ni ya kawaida sana, hasa mahali pa kazi. Tutazungumzia jinsi ya kulinda data yako kutoka kwa ajali yoyote inayotokea. Kampuni yako inaweza kuwa na itifaki thabiti za usalama wa mtandao mahali: unatumia firewalls, antivirus na ulinzi wa programu hasidi, uthibitisho wa mambo mengi, na usimbuaji wa data. Hata hivyo, ulinzi wako wa mtandao ni salama tu kama kiungo dhaifu zaidi. Kwa kusikitisha, mara nyingi watu wako ndio hatari yako kubwa zaidi. Sisi si kusema wafanyakazi wako nia ya hatari data yako ya biashara. Inaweza kutokea, lakini ni uwezekano mkubwa zaidi kwamba kosa la kibinadamu ndilo litakalosababishwa kuliko watu wa ndani wenye uovu. Ripoti ya kila mwaka ya Verizon ya Uchunguzi wa Uvunjaji wa Takwimu, iligundua kuwa asilimia 74 ya uvunjaji wa data ulihusisha binadamu. Kila siku, kote ulimwenguni, biashara inakabiliwa na upotezaji wa data kutokana na hatua zisizokusudiwa za binadamu. "Hii inaweza kujumuisha: ""kufuta faili bila backup inayopatikana, kumwagika maji kwenye teknolojia ya biashara, ambayo huharibu vifaa, kuacha kompyuta ndogo wazi, zisizo na encrypted, au zisizo na ulinzi, kuongeza uwezekano wa wizi, kuanguka kwa majaribio ya uhandisi wa kijamii na kupakua virusi vya kompyuta au programu hasidi, kupoteza data yoyote kutokana na kosa la binadamu inaweza kuharibu biashara yako.""" Bila upatikanaji wa data, uzalishaji unaweza kuathiriwa. Biashara yako pia itahitaji kuwekeza wakati na pesa katika juhudi za kurudisha data. Kupoteza data pia kunaweza kuharibu sifa ya biashara yako. Ikiwa wateja watajifunza juu ya upotezaji wa data, wanaweza kuchukua biashara yao mahali pengine. Katika kesi mbaya za kuathiriwa kwa data, unaweza pia kukabiliwa na hatua za kisheria. Kulingana na sekta yako, unaweza pia kukabiliwa na faini kwa kutokutana na viwango vya faragha ya data na usalama. Hata hivyo, unaweza kupunguza hatari ya kupoteza data kwa kuwafundisha wafanyakazi wako kuhusu: kuhifadhi, kuhamisha, kurekebisha, na kufuta kwa usalama, kutambua udanganyifu au majaribio mengine ya uhandisi wa kijamii, kuepuka mitandao ya umma ya wireless, na kulinda teknolojia ya biashara. Kufunga vifaa vyao wakati hazitumiwi - kuarifu IT mara moja ikiwa wanafuta faili au kupakua programu hasidi - Usidhani kwamba kikao kimoja wakati wa kuingiza wafanyikazi ni cha kutosha. Hata jitihada za kila mwaka za kuwajulisha watu kuhusu kulinda usalama wa kompyuta zinaweza kuwa chache sana. Unaweza kuwa mwenyeji wa mafunzo ya maingiliano kila miezi minne hadi sita. Kuwasiliana umuhimu wa tahadhari ya kuendelea, na kujadili vitisho vya hivi karibuni na mazoea bora. Pamoja na kuelimisha watumiaji, biashara yako pia inaweza kujilinda kwa kupunguza fursa. Kuhifadhi data kwa kufunga firewalls na programu ya antivirus, na mara kwa mara patch na kuboresha vifaa na programu. Kuunda mpango wa kurudisha data na njia nyingi za kuhifadhi na kurejesha data iliyopotea. Kuhamisha data yako kwenye wingu hutoa nakala rudufu inayoweza kurudishwa, inayoweza kupatikana. Kazi inaweza kuendelea hata kama mtu anaangusha kahawa kwenye seva au laptop yake ya kazi imeibiwa. Mtoa huduma wa kusimamiwa anaweza kusaidia kuimarisha ulinzi wako wa mtandao. Zungumza na wataalamu wetu leo ili kupunguza hatari yako kwa makosa ya kibinadamu. Kwa mfano, unaweza kutembelea tovuti yetu ya www.yellowstone.com au kutupigia simu leo kwenye 715-669-6136.