A collaborative community of new technology enthusiasts: this was the Internet in the 90s. A fairy-tale scenario, if we compare it to today, where between malware, spyware and phishing, a business no longer knows where to venture to find a safe space. 

Good corporate cybersecurity practices are a necessary and logical countermeasure. 

Why is cybersecurity so important today?

In essence, because crime smells money, and follows it. Ever larger segments of the market have moved online: from cloud computing to electronic payments, we have witnessed a whole series of innovations that are indispensable for business, which have brought much more strategic and sometimes even sensitive data online.

This inevitably exposes you to much more aggressive and frequent attacks.

Thus, good corporate cybersecurity practices cannot be a list of static and always valid rules, but rather a continuously updated vademecum.

Best practices for corporate cybersecurity

1. Disaster recovery plan

From earthquakes to nuclear catastrophes: every company's IT usually draws up a detailed disaster recovery plan, capable of saving data, servers and corporate networks in the event of damage or deletion. But above all, the DRP must be able to allow the company to resume its normal operations, in the shortest possible time after the disaster.

Backup is just one item in a much more detailed Disaster Recovery Plan. In some cases - today - it is provided by the same cloud computing providers, as an additional service. 

2. Choosing passwords and two-factor authentication

It may seem trivial, but even companies with a certain turnover still do not pay due attention to the security of their passwords. Among the good practices of corporate cyber security, some indications in this regard cannot fail to appear.

The password must be alphanumeric and contain special characters, and must be changed every 90 days. Passwords that are too simple or predictable should absolutely be avoided, such as those that contain dates of birth or that mix personal data (such as the name of a relative or your pet). This is because due to the increasingly frequent phenomenon of "social engineering", a malicious user could easily obtain this information from your social accounts, and use it to obtain your passwords. 

Two-factor authentication, instead, ensures that your accounts cannot be accessed with just your password: you will also need to confirm access with a second action. The most commonly used double authentication mechanisms today are "disposable" codes that you receive on your phone, but biometric parameters (for example, fingerprints) are also widely used. In this way, the system ensures that it is you who is requesting access, and not someone who has taken possession of your password.

3. Phishing: effective procedures

In cybersecurity as in many other fields, the friendly fire It's a serious problem. While a few decades ago only external threats were taken into consideration, today it can be an employee who opens the door to the ransomware of the moment. 

How do you prevent such a risk? With strict procedures, updated and well explained to all staff. But above all, with training. 

4. Trust the professionals 

Choosing serious software is a guarantee for the fulfillment of all the security measures necessary to save your data. As for online security, some telephone companies even offer security measures integrated into the network! 

Do you have doubts? Trust your trusted IT consultant and ask for a technical opinion, tailor-made for your company.