{"id":1684,"date":"2019-01-25T14:27:38","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T19:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/?p=1684"},"modified":"2019-01-25T14:28:00","modified_gmt":"2019-01-25T19:28:00","slug":"under-lock-and-key-top-5-ultimate-tips-for-having-a-secure-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/under-lock-and-key-top-5-ultimate-tips-for-having-a-secure-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Under Lock and Key: Top 5 Ultimate Tips for Having a Secure Business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Research shows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/percentage-of-companies-that-report-systems-hacked\/\">80% of all businesses<\/a> in the United States have been successfully hacked before. The risks of hacking include making confidential information public, changing data within a system, or stealing information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All these threats can compromise the relationship between your customers and your business.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Network security is no joke. Read on for our 5 tips on having a secure business and protecting yourself from a hack which could ruin your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. A Secure Business Educates&nbsp;Their Employees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Human error is one of the most common causes of a security breach. One of the best things you can do to promote security within your company is to educate your employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teach them things like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Creating secure and complicated passwords<\/li><li>How to detect unsafe emails<\/li><li>Websites they should never visit from a work computer<\/li><li>With whom they can share information<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s important to educate your employees on why you seek security. It&#8217;s to promote trust between your customers and your business. Security and trust will only help your company grow.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Protect Your Wifi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Many hackers are able to access passwords and other confidential information by gaining access to your wifi. So a key in business network security is ensuring you have a secure wifi network with a complicated password. Some experts even recommend changing the wifi password on a regular basis to increase security even more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some tips for a strong password:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Use a 12 character password (the longer it is, the harder to crack)<\/li><li>Always avoid using names, birthdates, phone numbers, or addresses<\/li><li>Use a combination of lowercase and capital letters<\/li><li>Insert punctuation or replace letters with numbers<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The stronger your passwords, the harder it will be for hackers to gain access to your wifi network and other assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Make Sure You&#8217;re FFIEC Compliant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) is a government program which sets the standards for financial security. If you&#8217;re a business who handles people&#8217;s money, you need to make sure you&#8217;re FFIEC compliant.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This can be a complicated and confusing process, so it&#8217;s often better to use a professional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cygilant.com\/security-as-a-service\/compliance\/ffiec\">FFIEC<\/a> security service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Two Step Verification<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Whenever possible opt for two-step&nbsp;verification to any accounts, storage, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two-step verification can include double passwords, security questions, verification from another device, etc. This added level of security may seem like a temporary inconvenience but it provides a big increase in protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Physical Security<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides network security, it&#8217;s important to make sure physical records, data, and people are protected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Install cameras throughout office spaces that have the ability to record. Use advance locking systems for door access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any brick and mortar locations or an office space make sure you have the&nbsp;&nbsp;to protect you in case of physical damage to your space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Now What?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Did this post highlight some gaps in your business security? Then choose an area needing improvement and start today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A secure business is the result of hard work and consistency!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read Next:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research shows 80% of all businesses in the United States have been successfully hacked before. The risks of hacking include making confidential information public, changing data within a system, or stealing information. All these threats can compromise the relationship between your customers and your business.&nbsp; Network security is no joke. Read on for our 5 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1684"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1684"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1684\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1686,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1684\/revisions\/1686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}