In the present era of high-speed Internet connection and high-end computer devices, life has become all the more easier. Whether you need to buy a gift for your colleague or you have to send an assignment to your client, you can do that only by a few clicks. And this over dependence on Internet has been one of the main reasons for the increasing cyber crime.
Since digital information theft has surpassed all the past records of all types of business frauds, it has been one of the prime concerns among the business owners as well as individuals to ensure utmost Internet security for their business. Just imagine how embarrassing it would be if your social media account gets hacked or the most important customer data or business information fall victim to the cyber thieves! While there are a number of agencies that offer special Internet security systems, you must follow certain primary security measures and here are some such tips to follow –
- Learn a Bit About Social Engineering – There is a conventional thought amongst people that cyber crime is a purely technical problem which comes with a technical solution; but this is not completely true. While a firewall and an antivirus software is important for protecting your computer, they nowhere help in keeping your identity as well as personal information safe. Social engineering is what helps that hackers to get their job done and therefore it is important to be a bit aware about this science, even if not thoroughly, in order to keep your information absolutely safe and secure.
- Compose a Unique Password – Though it might sound a bit cliché, you have to be very much serious over this issue, if you want the hacker to struggle in order to decode your password.
Consider checking out the guidelines and special strategies, set by the experts, while creating the password. Also, make it a point to check out the relative security after you create a password using the different available tools. - Protect the Payment card Information and Systems – Whenever conducting any sort of online transaction, make sure you deal with reputed banks or card processors so that all kinds of anti-fraud services and validated tools are used. Check out the papers of agreements thoroughly before signing the deal with a particular bank or any other financial organization. This is important so that you are aware of all the security obligations well in advance . Make sure you don’t associate the payment programs with another less secured program and don’t surf Internet from the same computer from which you have made any payment.
- Use Multiple Email-ids – Instead of linking Twitter, Facebook, banking sites, newsgroups, forums and shopping sites to a single mail address, use multiple addresses. Even if that is not quite possible, at least use 2 ids – one for financial business and the other for social activities.
So, these are the four smartest and simplest Internet security tips, following which you can secure your business.
From the courtesy of Syntax: Many software vendors provided managed services and in-depth training as well to ensure that relevant points are included in the training process and the upgrades go smoothly.
Those are some great tips, staff understaning the rules and following them is critical. I still always suggest a good antivirus product of course, and if the business is larger than a firewall is also very important. We sell Eset antivirus which was ranked last month as the toughest.
Luke
esetprotection.com.au