When we approach any new customer, we have some steps in mind that we want to take to ensure good small business network security. Sometimes, the customer has a majority of these steps already covered. Sometimes they go 0 for 10.
You might think that network security is only something big businesses need to worry about. You’d be wrong. If you’re hacked, comprised, or struck with ransomware, your business will suffer and it will cost you time and money trying to recover.
Here are some steps to take.
- Use G Suite or Office 365 for your email and productivity suite
- Restrict local users to only standard accounts on workstations
- Ensure all Windows patches are installed
- Backups of all of the critical data
- Make sure all workstations have up to date antivirus
- Train your users to identify phishing emails and other security concerns.
- Don’t use a residential router
- Don’t have a wireless network without a password
- Set workstations to lock after a certain length of time.
- Have workstations that are no more than 3 years old and are running the latest operating system.
Are there any additional steps you would add to ensure good small business network security? Which is the most important of these steps?
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