Cybersecurity Solutions + Securing Your Business

Since proper cybersecurity can take up a good chunk of resources, many managers think of cybersecurity as an obstacle, not a tool in the success of a company. However, integrating improved security measures is one of the most impactful ways of improving productivity and overall business.

Cybersecurity improves productivity in various ways, from estimating and eliminating waste to ensuring employees are safe, and customers' information is protected from data breaches causing massive investigations. This is why it's important to develop your cybersecurity solutions early on and not wait til' a breach has already occurred.

1. Avoiding Breaches

The first and one of the most important ways of strengthening and improving your security to increase productivity is to simply decrease the number of breaches that your business might face.

Implementing such cybersecurity solutions may take a considerable amount of time and energy, depending on the features and programs that may need to be implemented. However, that time can be saved in the long run because that time will never be spent trying to fix issues that were prevented from the get-go.

Your business will never have "Breached" in headlines posted all over the internet, customer security and business reputation - saved. When a breach happens the public is required to be notified as stated by the law, the business will lose customers and influence work morale among employees. A sound cybersecurity solution promises to make sure that it doesn't get to that stage. This is why it is crucial to implement a sound cybersecurity solution from the start.

2. Automate Your Physical and Cybersecurity Solutions

Another way of improving the security process in a company is to automate the most repetitive tasks rather than have someone perform physically. By removing a human link in the chain of cybersecurity, you remove a potential failure point. For example, having RFID passes on the premises or, if affordable, biological scanners e.g. (fingerprint readers) can make accessing the campus a lot more secure while still maintaining efficiency. This leads to recovery of company time and an uptick in productivity. While the cost upfront is more than having a doorman, the savings over the lifetime is measurable. There are also ways of automating tasks that are not physical such as: automating access to specific computer records so they can be accessed remotely.

3. Use a VPN to Improve Your Cybersecurity

In today's business world, a huge focus is the decentralization of the business. With Covid-19 concerns continuing to make headlines, many companies appreciate the benefits of not having employees work from one single headquarters. While management jobs have largely been unaffected by these trends. Lower positions are increasingly relying and more on employees working remotely to fill their ranks. 
In this case, a VPN can be a great tool.

Allowing both employees to work at home or have remote employees work with the same security of working from a centralized location. In addition, a VPN can prevent data from your employees from being sent out to potential competitors. This cybersecurity solution can make an almost immediate improvement in the overall security of your company. Furthermore, if your company typically works with an intranet service a VPN can allow remote access without compromising cybersecurity.

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4. Use Two-Factor Authentication

Two-factor authentication, 2FA, is a modern security method that is akin to having two different keys to open a lock. Users have to take the extra step of confirming who they are before being allowed access to the restricted information. In some cases, a single-use token is sent to your phone, or you enter it from an authenticator application on the phone. This additional layer of security has been shown to provide a substantial obstacle for those who would want to breach a companies security system.

If properly implemented, two-factor authentication is almost impenetrable. In organizations, the primary use should almost always be for highly essential data as this does slow down access substantially. Two-factor authentication will save you the headache of dealing with the fallout later. 

5. Keep All Your Software Updated

Finally, security is like a chain; making sure that every step of the process is as strong as the one before is the key to success. The same remains true for cybersecurity systems. Before an unauthorized individual can gain access to your data, they have to find a vulnerability they can take advantage of. These are easier to find in old versions of the software.

Newer versions of the software should have had these bugs patched and additional security layers. This is especially true for operating systems and other user-facing software like web servers and UX interfaces. These software vendors generally offer updates reasonably often, but these updates typically require you to locate and update manually. This is a simple process that the IT department should be able to handle with no problem.

How To Audit Your Cybersecurity Solutions

There are a few simple ways to audit your Cybersecurity. Starting with reviewing all plans and procedures to ensure that they are up to date. Once you are sure that all of your current cybersecurity solutions are up to date you can then begin to reassess the risks that your company faces.

This reassessment gives a window to look at new threats and how they can impact your individual industry or your individual digital infrastructure. If there have been any large changes in security recently, now is a good time to look at what potential new threats this could have opened your business up to. From here, the final step to making sure that your audit went well is to determine if the plan is actionable.

While moving up to the latest tech, VPN, and RFID badges might sound great on paper, can the company afford that? Making sure that the plan is actionable is the final and most crucial step before implementation.

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