You are the head of an IT department in a large company
IT Service
In the face of all threats and to ensure digital hygiene, the first barrier actions are essential :
- Raising awareness among your employees
- Change your passwords regularly (use password management software)
- Daily application updates
- Security tool, Anti-spam, antivirus
The preventive arsenal :
Complement the action of the antivirus with a new generation of antimalware, ensuring the protection of the user’s workstation, which is often the source of entry for threats. Finally, to complete this preventive arsenal, the only solution is the implementation of a complete curative arsenal to avoid stopping your activity :
- Make sure you back up your data daily (several times a day)
- Automate the process (abolish the human factor)
- Put your data ecosystem in a safe place (if possible on 2 remote medias)
- Encrypt the data during the process (so that it cannot be exploited by a third party) – SSL / AES 256
- Keep company history (to go back to previous versions)
- Use multi-platform software to backup the entire ecosystem (workstations and servers on Mac, Windows, Linux, etc.)
- Monitor on a daily basis to prevent malfunctions (Maintenance in Operational Condition)
- Adopt a Business Continuity Plan
These actions, which are vital to avoid a halt in your activity, should enable you to answer positively this essential question :
DO YOU HAVE A GUARANTEE OF NO DATA LOSS AND NO BUSINESS INTERRUPTION ?
