Here is a simple truth. You can have the most secure network in the world, but if an employee is fooled to share certain information, give some access to a user by being fooled into a socially engineered hack, then your network and data are at risk. See how this live hack was done by a well seasoned white-hat hacker (A white-hat hacker is a computer security specialist who breaks into protected systems and networks to test and assess their security).
Proper education, backup, and security planning will help reduce threats to your business.
The recent increase in malware referred to as Ransomware seems to be on the rise, not to mention other forms of Malware. There are certain fundamental steps businesses must take to protect themselves from threats. Most of these steps are quite simple, free, and inexpensive, and probably none more important than proper user education. Some require a bit more sophistication and planning. Mnemonic Computer Solutions can assist you in implementing these steps as part of our Managed Services checklist. We have numerous blogs that will help you learn and understand the security needs of your organization.
The Mnemonic team would like to help you rest assured that even with the worst security threat, you can at least recover your data and be back in business.