“You need to mandate end point protection for all remote users if you are going to protect yourself from being hacked”, recommends Steve Ferman of Etegrity. In 2018, the odds of suffering a data breach were 1 out of 4 and 80% of companies aren’t prepared. Using a multilevel approach to security for your core IT infrastructure isn’t enough if a hacker can get access via your remote workers because they don’t have end point protection in place.
Steve also observes that most hackers aren’t targeting your business specifically but they are scanning a long list of IP addresses to see where it is easy to get in. It doesn’t matter whether you have 5 or 5,000 employees, you’re just a random IP address.
Simple, preventative measures can save you hundreds of thousands of dollars and keep your company from ruin. Steps that Steve recommends include MFA or multi factor authentication and MDM or mobile device management. When it comes to passwords, Steve suggests a 3 step approach: require strong passwords, use applications like LastPass, or Keeper to secure your passwords and help you remember them, and force your users to change their passwords every 30 to 45 days.
Listen to the end to get the details of a gift that Steve is offering our audience.
Show highlights
01:36 End point protection for remote users helps prevent data breaches
02:56 Who's vulnerable to hacking and data breaches
04:06 What you need to do to protect your business from hackers and bad actors
04:55 The cost you'll pay if you don't protect your IT infrastructure
07:15 What steps a small business needs to take to adequately protect themselves from hackers
09:55 Learn about Steve. Email Steve at steve.ferman@etegrity.net or call him at +1.973.698.3511
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