Some simple rules to follow for online and data security:

Stopline has been doing some really interesting work in the cyber security space and we wanted to share some simple rules from a recent cyber incident response we were involved in. The list is only 5 points and is no way meant to be exhaustive but if you follow these simple steps you will be following in the right direction.

There are many other rules that can be identified and followed to ensure the cyber security is maintained but the following is a short list for you:

·       Always be aware of who you are emailing and if needed recheck the email address rather than automatically replying to a known email account;

·       Ensure that you have intrusion detection set up and monitoring your network;

·       Make sure there is actually someone (a person) tasked to monitor any activity which is being flagged and action that activity;

·       Use two factor authentication when accessing sensitive information, for example banking, online data services and the like;

·       Ensure that all end points in your network (PC, notebooks, laptops, iPads and phones) are all actively synchronising to the antivirus software and the antivirus software is updated regularly; and

·       Lastly, make sure that network firewalls and other security hardware and software is patched and always up to date.

If you would like to know more about cyber security and how to protect yourself please let us know..