{"id":675,"date":"2017-06-23T15:00:07","date_gmt":"2017-06-23T20:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fundusphoto.com\/?p=675"},"modified":"2017-06-23T15:00:07","modified_gmt":"2017-06-23T20:00:07","slug":"cyber-security-best-practice-1-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.fundusphoto.com\/?p=675","title":{"rendered":"CYBER SECURITY BEST PRACTICE #1 FOR YOUR BUSINESS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CYBER SECURITY BEST PRACTICE #1 FOR YOUR BUSINESS <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The fundamental cyber security best practice is to cultivate a cyber smart culture within your business and among your people.<\/p>\n<p>Technology is booming everywhere. Almost hourly, we design new and better time saving, business building and customer serving apps and devices to let us act and communicate anywhere and everywhere, at any time.<\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s all good until the bad guys arrive.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-677\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.fundusphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/image002-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The Bad Guys<\/h2>\n<p>Cyber Criminals \u2013 seek financial gain through fraud and identity theft.<\/p>\n<p>Competitors, foreign &amp; domestic \u2013 seek economic advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Hackers \u2013 enjoy disrupting computer systems for whatever reason, including being paid to do so by criminals, competitors and other bad guys.<\/p>\n<p>Hacktivists \u2013 attack businesses for political or ideological motives.<\/p>\n<p>Employees<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>seeking revenge<\/li>\n<li>making an error<\/li>\n<li>getting scammed by a bad guy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Employees making an error or getting scammed may not be the \u201cbad guy\u201d, but these insider breaches account for 19%<sup>1<\/sup> of data leakage and can only be prevented by a cyber smart culture.<\/p>\n<p>A cyber smart culture is one that continually reminds itself of the dangers that exist and the safety procedures to deploy. The cyber world is continually changing and constant vigilance and updating is necessary.<\/p>\n<p><sup>1<\/sup> based on the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www-03.ibm.com\/security\/data-breach\/\">2015 Cost of Data Breach Study by the Ponemon Institute<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Cyber Smart People<\/h2>\n<p>The fundamental cyber security best practice is cultivating cyber smart employees, people who know about cyber issues and events like . . .<\/p>\n<p>Data In Transit &amp; At Rest<\/p>\n<p>Cyber Risk Awareness &amp; Management<\/p>\n<p>Incident Reporting and Reacting<\/p>\n<p>User access<\/p>\n<p>Media Controls<\/p>\n<p>Software &amp; Hardware Security<\/p>\n<p>Malware Protection<\/p>\n<p>Network Security<\/p>\n<p>We need not be experts but in today\u2019s business world where we rely more and more on computers and electronic devices, we need to be aware of the threats and the every-day safeguards we humans can and should take to protect data.<\/p>\n<p>And the fundamental best practice regarding cyber security is to continually communicate and educate ourselves and our people about the bad guys, the threats and preventive measures.<\/p>\n<h2>Some Cyber Security Resources<\/h2>\n<p>There are resources that provide free information and insights:<\/p>\n<p>National Cyber Security Alliance<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/staysafeonline.org\/business-safe-online\/train-your-employees\">https:\/\/staysafeonline.org\/business-safe-online\/train-your-employees<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Federal Trade Commission<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/tips-advice\/business-center\">https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/tips-advice\/business-center<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Symantec Corporation<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.symantec.com\/small-business\">https:\/\/www.symantec.com\/small-business<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TrendMicro Company<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/en_us\/business.html\">https:\/\/www.trendmicro.com\/en_us\/business.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>US Computer Emergency Readiness Team<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.us-cert.gov\/\">https:\/\/www.us-cert.gov\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Test Your Knowledge of Cyber Security<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A large issue in the world of cyber safety is that most of us do not know what we do not know. As a starter, check out these training modules at Wombat Security. What do you know and need to know?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wombatsecurity.com\/about\/news\/reduce-cyber-security-risks-employee-training\">https:\/\/www.wombatsecurity.com\/about\/news\/reduce-cyber-security-risks-employee-training<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-676\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.fundusphoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/image001-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"197\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/fundusphoto\/\">Dale Brodsky<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\">, Founder &amp; Owner of Fundus Photo &#8212; provides<\/span><a name=\"_GoBack\"><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Calibri\"> a broad range of ophthalmic imaging equipment and Fundus Photo\u2019s \u201cNewVision Ophthalmic Imaging Suite\u201d, software designed specifically for ophthalmic imaging and image management.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CYBER SECURITY BEST PRACTICE #1 FOR YOUR BUSINESS The fundamental cyber security best practice is to cultivate a cyber smart culture within your business and among your people. Technology is booming everywhere. 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