Are You Being Targeted? 5 Ways to Improve Your Network Security

While your place of doing business is likely a clean, well-lit place, much of your personal and financial data exists very much out of plain sight. Because of this, you, your business, your employees, and even your customers run the risk of being targeted by cyber crime if proper security measures are not in place. This blog will deal with some of the best ways to improve your network security.

1. Accept the fact that you are a possible target for cyber attacks, no matter how small or unassuming your business is.

Although this isn’t a tangible line of defense and won’t, by itself, do anything to protect you, it is always worth mentioning due to the fact that many small business owners feel that they are not at risk. While large corporations receive the greatest number of cyber attacks, a small business is most certainly fair game. Things as seemingly benign as payroll software can be infiltrated through your network, giving access to personal and banking information. Using HP’s Application Security services can help fortify such software by identifying and remediating security vulnerabilities in source code, along with a Kendall Howard Security Wall Mount Rack or our other security storage options.

2. Limit access to your network.

This means not only turning off wireless networks when they are not needed (such as evening hours when work is not being done) but also not broadcasting your SSID/network name. Furthermore, if free Wi-Fi is an important aspect of your business (such as an internet cafe), we strongly urge you to run an entirely separate network for customers as opposed to a guest network.

3. Enforce strict BYOD (bring your own device) policies.

While you may cut costs by allowing employees to use personal devices, you increase the threat to your network by increasing the amount of access points to it. More access points equates to more potential weaknesses as well as a larger body of devices that require time and energy to monitor.

4. Maintain active and up-to-date lines of defense.

Cyber criminals are continuously improving their ability to infiltrate your network. Do not let your security measures get out of date and remember to update to newer versions of protective software when they become available. For a wide range of cutting edge security products, check out our USA Made Racks, Cabinets and LAN Stations.

5. Do not send sensitive information over untrustworthy servers.

When making purchases online, it’s important to know that your information will not be at risk of being stolen. Although it may not be so obvious whether or not you’re at risk, always try to use websites that have security verifications. Here are Rackfinity we are Trust Guard Certified with 128-Bit SSL Encryption, meaning that your information will be safe when making purchases with us.