{"id":1762,"date":"2019-01-17T04:46:56","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T04:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dssitinc.wpengine.com\/?p=1762"},"modified":"2021-01-31T20:04:50","modified_gmt":"2021-01-31T20:04:50","slug":"cyber-security-tips-to-protect-from-a-data-breach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dssitservices.com\/sq\/blog\/cyber-security-tips-to-protect-from-a-data-breach\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyber Security Tips to Protect from a Data Breach"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Recently Marriott’s data breach exposed data of up to 500 million users. \u00a0Is your company safe? \u00a0How do you protect yourself and your organization from a cyber-security attack and data-breach? \u00a0Don’t be a victim!<\/p>\n

Here are are few things you can do today to improve your security posture<\/p>\n

1. \u00a0Create strong passwords that are unpredictable and change them often. \u00a0Set a policy for password expiration.<\/p>\n

2. Update your software regularly. \u00a0This includes your operating system (Windows, Linux, and Mac), your routers, switches and firewalls, any other software installed ex: Adobe flash etc.<\/p>\n

3. \u00a0Backup you data regularly to protect not only from accidental deletion of a file but also Ransomware. \u00a0Ransomware increased by over 200% last year. \u00a0Make c checklist of files to backup and set up a regular maintenance schedule to review your backup plans.<\/p>\n

4. Make sure your computer is protected with antivirus installed.<\/p>\n

5. You! \u00a0You are just as important when protecting your data and your organizations. \u00a0\u00a0Cybersecurity is a team effort and everyone needs to do their part so everyone can benefit.<\/p>\n

This is just a starting point for you in improving your security posture.<\/p>\n

#Cybersecurity #ITSupport $ITSecurity<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Recently Marriott’s data breach exposed data of up to 500 million users. \u00a0Is your company safe? \u00a0How do you protect yourself and your organization from a cyber-security attack and data-breach? \u00a0Don’t be a victim! Here are are few things you can do today to improve your security posture 1. \u00a0Create strong passwords that are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1763,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[88],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyber-security"],"yoast_head":"\nCyber Security Tips to Protect from a Data Breach<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Recently Marriott's data breach exposed data of up to 500 million users. 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