Business Communication Solutions helps secure your company from cyberattacks. We take a proactive approach. We offer customized solutions tailored to your requirements and budgets. If you need a fully managed or co-managed solution, please call us for a free consultation.
Keeping pace with the chaos of rapidly evolving cyber threats, the tools to defend against them, and the expertise required to make sense of it all is challenging — but you don’t have to go at it alone. Take the first step toward protecting your business with a free security risk assessment. Schedule an evaluation today to uncover your vulnerabilities and arm your business with a security plan that covers all the bases. Call us now at 512.257.1433
Cyber Security Resources in Austin
- FREE Cyber Security Training
- Cybersecurity Risk Assessment
NIST cybersecurity framework – What is NIST cybersecurity framework? The NIST Cybersecurity Framework developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology to improve the cybersecurity infrastructure and
What is IT Risk?
IT Risk is a chance of an unplanned event that negatively affects your IT infrastructure.
Examples of IT Risks are Malware, Ransomware, Viruses, Power Failures, Hardware failures, and Software failures.
If you run an e-commerce website and it’s down, that is an IT Risk. If your credit card machine is down and you can’t process your credit card, that is an IT risk.
What assets are you trying to Protect?
Servers, cloud data, employee data, client data, websites, laptops, and desktops?
What are the assets worth?
What is your weakest link or Vulnerability?
Is there a fiber cable underground?
Untrain Employees?
Old, outdated Operating Systems?
Do you have only 1 internet connections?
Remember – your security is as strong as your weakest link.
What is your biggest threat?
Natural Disaster?
Power Outage?
Physical Locations?
Bad Configurations?
Bad Network Design?
What is your risk Appetite?
Are you willing to risk not backing up your data to show $10,000 in profit for one year? What if you lose all your data? Will your business survive?
What is your IT Risk Tolerance?
How much downtime can you accept?
How much data loss are you willing to risk?
What is your Risk Assessment Strategy?
What is your polices?
What is your control?
How do you improve?
How do you categorize your risks?
Risk Treatment Options:
- AVOID the risk
- Control the risk
- Accept the risk
- Transfer the risk
Which cybersecurity Framework should you choose?
Which framework you choose depends on why you are concerned with cyber security. What are you trying to protect? What industry are you in? Are you trying to be compliant?
Do you have a risk management process in place?
Identification of assets, threats, and vulnerabilities.
Assessment of risks
Prioritization of risks, Control the risks,
Review, Control, Repeat.
Where do I start with so many assets, threats, vulnerabilities, and decisions?
Could we help you? Call us for a free consultation and estimates. 512.257.1433
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Products, Services, and Technology to help you fight Cyber Attacks!
Cybersecurity services in Austin – FAQ
Is it possible to achieve 100% guarantee security?
This can be a tricky question. The honest answer can be yes or no.
Yes, you can turn off the Internet and allow no one access to the data. This is not very practical.
No, not likely. Many factors exist, including technology changes, risk changes, and human errors. However, you can definitely minimize the risk through risk management.
Why do I need or want cybersecurity?
Every organization has different reasons for wanting or needing cybersecurity. Here are some common reasons
- Compliance – You are required by law to follow certain policy and or law, or faces fines or even license revoked.
- Minimize downtime – Downtime costs money. Downtime is disruptive.
- Protect your investment (business).You may have sensitive data that, if in the wrong hands, can cost your business a lot of money.
- Protect your customers or lose them. Imagine you are a large Box Store that has millions of customers. Imagine they found out you did nothing to protect their data. There can be lawsuits. They may choose to never do business with you again.
- Protect your reputation. If you don’t, other businesses may choose not to do business with you.
What can I do to minimize Risk? IT Risk Management.
- Use a strong password. It should be at least 15 characters long and consist of a combination of Uppercase, Lowercase, Numbers, and symbols.
- Use MFA whenever possible.
- Keep Apps, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Firmware updated.
- Backup Important files offline or external drive and make sure it’s encrypted.
- Turn off remote management on your router/firewall.
- Make sure you are using the latest wifi encryption protocols
Types of Phishing:
Examples of phishing email
- Shipping notification – Your packages have been delayed. You’ll need to click here to update your information.
- Utility Notice of Disconnect – You ulity
- Government Tax Due
- Change of password requirements
Examples of phone phishing
- Utility disconnect scare : Have you ever gotten a call from a criminal asking you to give them your credit card, otherwise your utility will be cut off? This is an example of a phone phishing.