Security
IT Security can be the most important factor in predicting the success of a business. Here are some considerations that should each be evaluation for any size organization.
Remote Dual-Location Backups
If your backup is in in your office then a fire will take everything out. Even remote backups should be in separate geographical locations. The U.S. has 3 power grids and if the west-coast grid is down then you will want to ensure that you also have a backup on the east coast. We use Utah and Pennsylvania.
Ransomware
Ransomware is usually software driven, which means that you are not targeted, but randomly caught in their massive net. It effects primarily small-mid sized offices and homes. It locks you out of all your systems, and even if you pay, 1 out of 6 times you still lose all your data.
Phishing
Every time you type your password into a website, do you confirm that it's the real site. IRS.gov and not IRS.com or CapitalOne.com and not CapitolOne.com? Once you give a fraudulent website your private information, it is on the dark web forever. Carefully manage your logins and use separate passwords.
6-Second Continuity
A backup is important, but then ask how long it will take to restore from a backup. If it is a traditional backup it could take up to a week and you may still lose settings and privileges even if all your work product is safe. For some businesses, just this delay can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. We recommend continuity plans that allow work to restart in 6 seconds.
DNS Protection
DNS is the middleman between you and the internet every time you type in a website. It converts the name you type into an address code called an IP address. This is great, unless it's compromised, and then you have a translator collecting everything you do and redirecting your web traffic to malicious servers rather than the actual websites you are trying to access.
Physical
Everyone seems so preoccupied with this brave new word of digital security that they forget the physical security. A majority of businesses don't even lock up their servers. This means that anyone who can get access to your office can walk up to your digital hub and download or corrupt anything they want. How often do you stop someone you don't know in your office who says he's there to fix the printer.