7 ways to improve your cybersecurity for 2022

Over the last year we have seen a massive increase in hacking attempts on micro, small and medium-sized businesses, and I’ve written quite a few blog posts about cybersecurity, many of which focus on social engineering.

In this post, I will give seven tips on how you can quickly and easily make it harder for hackers to succeed in hacking into your network or website.

1. Use strong passwords

Laptops, tablets, smartphones and computers hold a lot of your critical business data – customers, clients, suppliers, finance details and how to access your online accounts (like your bank, credit card, email lists, etc.). Strong passwords help restrict access to authorised users only. Properly implemented, passwords are a free, easy and effective way to increase security on your devices. I wrote these tips for keeping your passwords secure.

2. Use two-factor authentication

Two-factor authentication (or 2FA) helps prevent hackers from accessing your devices or online accounts even if they’ve gained access to your password. 2FA requires you to provide additional information once you’ve logged in. The commonest is a random code that’s sent to you via email, SMS or voice-based messaging or generated by a software token from an authenticator app. Other options include using hardware tokens or biometrics. The commonest, and arguably the most secure, are authenticator apps that run on your smartphone. Geekflare has written an article comparing seven of the most popular authenticator apps.

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