Will you be in the 28%
28% of small businesses in the US became victims of a data breach last year.rnrnThat figure will be bigger this year thanks to the pandemic and increase in remote working.rnrnA huge 52% of the data that’s compromised in small businesses is login information. This can then be used to access other accounts and steal even more data.rnrnTake a moment to think about the type of data that could be stolen if your business suffered a breach today.rnrnHorrifying, isn’t it?rnrnThe good news is there are several things you can do to make sure your data stays as safe as it can be.rnrnThe first is to continually monitor for vulnerabilities. And though that sounds like a job in itself, if you’re working with a reliable IT support partner, they should be doing this as standard.rnrnNext, you should secure your systems. Use:rn
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- A password manager to generate random passwords and remember them for you rn
- Multi-factor authentication where you generate a code on another device to login rn
- Firewalls and network monitoring to limit access to your sensitive data to those who need it rn