We have already talked about why take out cyber insurance in companies, and various aspects of the security of our data. Today we want to give some useful tips to try to minimise the chances of being attacked or, at least, to reduce the chances of falling into the nets of cybercriminals.
The human factor is essential in the prevention of cyber-attacks
In addition to anti-virus, backups and updates of software and hardware used in the company, the workers play an essential role. On them will depend:
- Regularly update the passwords, being the same “robust”9 digits or more, crossing letters and numbers, capitalisation...
- Be attentive to mails received: unknown senders, spelling mistakes in the subject lines, emails in languages we do not expect... are a source of problems, and we must control what we open and where we click.
This last point is particularly important, since they are the source of most security breaches. For this reason, it is vitally important to train our teams to have a minimum understanding of what to do and what not to do.
The firewall: essential in the protection of information and data
The firewall is a tool (it can be a software or a hardware) whose fundamental task is to make “filter”. Its pre-configuration is essential, as it will depend on it:
- The control that is made in the face of possible intrusions in internal networks within the company from the outside
- The limitations that are implemented in the connections from inside the organisation to the outside
It allows us to restrict or at least make it more difficult for malicious code to gain access to our company network, as well as to the intrusions by third parties.
It is highly advisable to have one of these in the SMES, However, we must be aware that they cannot protect, for example, against the phising, We need to be more cautious with e-mail, as we said.
Cybersecurity helps during the attack and afterwards as well
We have talked about prevention mechanisms. However, once you are attacked, you have to know how to react. As many cybersecurity experts say: “the question is not whether we will suffer an attack, but when it will take place”.”.
There are many types of cyber insurance, but among the best is one that offers us:
- Cybersecurity School: training pills accessible to all employees of the insured company
- 24-hour helpline in the event of intrusions that we suffer: experts will help us to detect the origin of the problem and how to remedy it (it is a complementary service to the IT maintenance service that we must have in the company).
- Coverage against indemnities, penalties or even extortion, which we have to deal with: this is the best-known cover, but a full coverage policy is essential.
In addition, with the new Data Protection Regulation which is now entering into force, the sanctions and responsibilities are much broader than they have been up to now.
If you want from PIB Group Iberia let us help you find the cyber insurance for businesses you need, contact us. We have the best policy in the Spanish insurance market today, which has imported international experience to our country.
