Despite the large number of cybersecurity incidents being reported every day, many businesses still fail to put adequate cybersecurity measures in place to keep their data and operations secure. If you’re looking to beef up your company’s cyber defenses, consider a proactive cybersecurity strategy.

Steps to implementing a proactive cybersecurity strategy

How to keep your email account safe
Many businesses use email to send and receive sensitive information, making it an attractive target for cyberattacks. To reduce your exposure to cyberthreats, implement the following email security measures. Use separate email accounts Most people use a single email account for all their online tasks.

Common IT security mistakes SMBs should avoid
With cyberattacks becoming increasingly sophisticated and devastating, it’s imperative now more than ever for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to take cybersecurity seriously. Partnering with a reliable managed IT services provider (MSP) like outsourceIT is one way to ensure that your IT environment is protected against the most common and latest threats.

It’s time to rethink your password strategy
In 2003, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) stated that strong passwords should consist of upper- and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. However, the institute has now reversed its stance. Find out why and learn what their new recommendations are.

Here’s what to remember when buying antivirus software
It’s essential to have antivirus software installed on your business computers to protect these against viruses, malware, ransomware, and spyware, among others. However, not all antivirus programs are created equal. If you’re looking for the best antivirus software, consider the following points.

BYOD tips to improve security
Lax bring your own device (BYOD) policies are a growing concern for businesses. If you’re not managing your organization’s BYOD policy properly, it can pose a host of security risks to your company. Below are some of the inherent security risks of BYOD. Loss or theft of devices – Employees often bring their personal devices […]

Overcome cybersecurity pain points with an intrusion detection system
There is a wide array of technologies that can detect cyberthreats and vulnerabilities and take steps to block cyberattacks. For instance, firewalls prevent unauthorized traffic from entering a network, while spam filters redirect unwanted and potentially malicious emails away from a user’s inbox.

Tips to keep your business data safe
Losing or compromising data can be disastrous for your business. It can lead to reputational damage, costly lawsuits, and termination of contracts, among others. And because threats to data security are always present online, it’s important to implement tough security measures that will keep your business data safe 24/7. Here are some tried-and-tested methods to […]

Leadership by example is key in data privacy
In this day and age, data privacy is imperative for any business that collects or uses personal data — especially as more and more countries and US states pass data privacy legislation. When the California Consumer Privacy Act went into effect on January 1, 2020, over half a million organizations had to update or create […]