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There are a multitude of cyber security controls that businesses can implement and leverage to protect against cyber threats, but we’ve selected 5 the best that are ideal specifically for SMEs.
But it is important to keep perspective, and many tech vendors paint a very bleak picture to trigger a response from the market and a rush on to purchase solutions. It is vital to routinely authenticate users before granting access to applications or devices, using unique credentials. Make sure to have an off-boarding process implemented to deactivate accounts of employees who leave, for example.
“The problem is you haven’t changed the default settings; all know what those default settings are, so you’re not safe at all!” You must remove any unnecessary user accounts on any device accessing the network. If it’s unnecessary, then remove it!” “In the IT world, that guy is fighting fires 99% of the time, so something like patch management will slip through the cracks. You need to automate this as best as possible. There are tools available, third-party tools… we have a whole workflow that automates this for our customers, from the servers to the switches to the firewalls down to the physical laptops and end-user devices. Whatever software you are running in your environment must be licensed and supported,” Gray added.
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