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and more), it makes sense to treat it as
another endpoint.
Most of us have spam fi ltering, but with
the explosive rise of phishing, dedicated
phishing protection is critical too. You
should also review your Microsoſt 365 logs,
looking out for anomalous behavior that
might indicate a compromise.
That is why we use a SOC for our M365
accounts, protecting that online data just as
if it were another endpoint on our network.
Is Backup Security? The quick answer
here is yes. No matter how well you armor
yourself, security experts will tell you it
is not a matter of if, but when, you will
experience an intrusion. That means that
having " incident response " plans in place is
a critical step.
Having truly comprehensive and reliable
backup and business continuity is just one
part of that plan, but it is a critical part.
Frequent, secure backups that reside both
locally and off -site, and automated verifi cation
of their integrity are key.
In today's environment, comprehensive
backup is security, and nothing less will do.
It all comes down to you. Now it gets
really interesting. No matter what steps you
take to protect yourselves, no matter how
much you spend securing your business,
if your people do not behave responsibly,
you will lose this fi ght.
We all expect to be licensed to operate
motor vehicles, operate heavy equipment
and more, but nobody needs any formal
training, much less certifi cation to use a
computer. At least not yet. I am not advocating
for that here, but I am trying to point
out that the harm to personal property
and economic livelihood(s) that improper
computer use can cause.
That puts the onus upon you to properly
educate and continuously train your
customers to behave responsibly around
all things related to IT. This includes the
(hopefully) obvious things such as using
complex passwords and never sharing
them between sites or other users, never
clicking on links in unexpected emails,
and being careful to safeguard all company
and customer personal information at
all times.
But this is much easier said than done.
You can try to do this and all of the above
on your own and you may even largely
succeed. But the cost of potential failure is
very high.
That is where the integrator comes
in. This brief survey of what constitutes
modern IT security today is only the tip of
the iceberg. Getting this right is both critical
and very diffi cult and that is why you
need to be prepared as your customers
guardian against cyberattacks. There are a
lot of us that can do a lot of things on our
own. But some things are too risky to leave
to chance.
Joshua Liberman is president
and founder of Net Sciences,
Inc. He has been a member of
The ASCII Group since 1996.
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