How can organizations best protect themselves from cyber threats in an increasingly digital world?

Today we live in the world of technology. From a small smart watch till a digital printer needs the access of internet and other intranet technologies. Almost everyone in this world relies on this technology for news and for other daily routines etc. Already India has occupied one among 10 places in the world in this online platform.  When there is a progress in security then there will be an opponent force that resists that progress and that is security threat. Work from home and all online platform accesses is becoming stronger in the business level and educational level and much more so protection of data has become vulnerable. Protection of the data is very important from an individual level to any level of organization.

The organizations can protect themselves from cyber threats in various ways –

1> Firewall protection – First well known is using firewall protection and keep updating and scanning the system regularly as per the latest released version so that firewall won’t get outdated and vulnerable to any attacks.

2>Antivirus protection – Next using any good specifications and featured antivirus protection and keep updating and scanning the system regularly as per the latest released version so that antivirus protection won’t get outdated and vulnerable to any attacks.

3> Data Protection – Using various tools, and technologies to protect them in network level in security technologies.

4> Password – Setting of strong passwords to login and to access the company details. With upper case, lowercase, alphanumeric characters .

5> Backup Data – Retrieving lost data is very difficult if unsaved. So storing it in the system or separate drive for safeguarding data from any unnecessary manipulations in the data’s.

6> Software updating –  This is the prime factor due to which most of the data get leaked or software gets attacked if not updated regularly with latest versions. As it will eradicate any vulnerable loop holes.

7> Network security – End to end security of any software, applications, data or any technology is very important as that is the path chosen to trace and r each till core of the data’s details and how to access and get control of it. Privileged controls and encryptions of the data’s plays most essential role here.

8> Wi Fi Security – Watch, mobile, Televisions, systems, laptops, tablets in one organizations get the same password. Accessibilities must be made available as per the identity of the employees and as per the distance covered and utilized by the employees. In order to trace and eradicated if found any traces of vulnerabilities or access attempt made into website by any intruders in the name of employees by changing passwords regularly and much more.

9> Knowledge sharing – Keep the employees up to date regarding the vulnerabilities especially the finance department guiding them all the possibilities of attacks that could occur through them and alert them to avoid any such consequences and follows the security protocols of the organizations accordingly without using the data else where other than company location. Educating employees in the same is very important so that they won’t become prey of such weaknesses.

10> Third-party risk management – As they can introduce vulnerabilities knowingly or unknowingly. So business analytics and creating analytics on risk management is very important to detect any chances of loop holes traces that might be possible to occur.

11> Messages – Avoid opening any unnecessary bank statement or loan ads or phone calls and avoid providing details this is possible only by educating the employees so that they remain vigil. That can be in emails or Whatsapp or messages or through any unknown link in the name of colleague. Identification of suspicious messages from unknown source in the name of organization and frauds is very important to identify.

12>  Cloud security – The place where we store data might be used by anyone else too like other companies so instead of using public cloud, its very important to have access to data through private clouds and only on permission basis data’s link could be made available to the client or customers or employees of all levels other than authorized persons should not be permitted unless and until its a necessary factor.

13> Authentications – Using of various kinds of authentications can also be useful to eradicate entering inside the website and trying to filter the data.

For example, firms like IBM, Linux, Redmi they all have private cloud access for the users made within the device through email address.

Well known data’s attacks are of Facebook data’s, IT city data’s, Twitter data’s, Instagram data, Bank login ID and password, and various threats that bypasses the user to the thefts which are occurring all over the world every minute now an then. Especially IT industry data and money that got fetched out during COVID season.

So no matter how many protecting ways an organization may implement to protect data’s from cyber threats educating and alerting the employees of what are the possibilities. When they predict anything happening they must immediately report to their organizations cyber cell.

So that immediate actions can be plotted and likewise safeguarding data’s of firm from any unwanted damages.