We have already talked about why companies should take out cyber insurance and various aspects of data security. Today we want to give some useful tips to try to minimize the chances of suffering attacks or, at least, to reduce the chances of falling into the nets of cybercriminals.
The human factor is essential in preventing cyber-attacks
In addition to the antivirus, backups and updates of the programs and equipment used in the company, workers play an essential role. It is up to them:
- Periodically update the passwords, being the same “robust”: 9 digits or more, crossing letters and numbers, capitalization…
- Be attentive to the mails received: unknown senders, misspellings in the subjects, mails in languages that 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, as they are the source of most security breaches. For this reason, it is vitally important to train our teams so that they have a minimum understanding of what to do and what not to do.
Firewall: essential for information and data protection
The firewall is a tool (it can be software or hardware) whose fundamental task is to act as a “filter”. Its previous configuration is essential, since it will depend on it:
- The control of possible intrusions into the company’s internal networks from the outside
- The limitations that are implemented in the connections from inside the organization to outside the organization
Thanks to it, we are able to restrict or at least make it more difficult for malicious code to gain access to our company network, as well as to prevent third party intrusions.
It is highly advisable to have one of them in SMEs, although we must be aware that they cannot protect, for example, against phishing, since for that we must 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 an attack is suffered, 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 company that has this insurance
- 24-hour helpline in case of intrusions that we suffer: experts will help us to detect the origin of the problem and how to solve it (it is a complementary service to the computer maintenance that we must have in the company).
- Coverage against indemnities, penalties or even extortion, which we may have to face: this is the best known coverage, but a full coverage policy is essential.
In addition, with the new Data Protection Regulation now in force, the sanctions and responsibilities are much broader than they have been up to now.
If you want PIB Group Iberia to help you find the cyber insurance for companies you need, contact us. We have the best policy today in the Spanish insurance market, which has imported international experience to our country.
