The Russia-Ukraine War: Malware Risks and Mitigations
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A range of cybersecurity concerns–especially with regards to malware–are arising as a result of the Russia-Ukraine War. On March 21st, President Biden issued a statement warning that Russia is exploring cyberattack options and that organizations should take steps now to verify and harden their stance.?
It’s more important than ever to make sure your systems are secure. To help you with that, our analysts have put together a list of a few cybersecurity best practices. You can find the unabridged blog and related podcast here:
1. MFAs and VPNs
Using multi-factor authentication (MFA) and virtual private networks (VPN) make it harder for unauthorized people to access your data.?
2. Safekeeping your data with encryption and backups
Encrypting and backing up your data are important steps to keeping it safe. Encrypting your data makes it harder to compromise; if your system does become compromised, having your data backed up means you can completely wipe the system without losing all of your data.?
3. Update, update, update
Updating regularly makes sure known vulnerabilities are fixed, making your system more secure.?
4. Phishing awareness and user education?
Cybersecurity training for your employees helps prevent phishing and social engineering attempts from being successful.
5. Practice makes perfect
Tabletop exercises let you practice your incident response–just be sure to review your strengths and weaknesses after the exercise!?
As always, if you’re in need of more assistance, contact us. We’re happy to discuss how we can help keep you secure.?