Once the holidays were over it seemed that my email box was overflowing with messages, notices, blogs and information regarding the importance of security. Changing passwords regularly, dual factor authentication, vaults of passwords allowing you to enter sites without typing passwords, new protocols for opening emails and communicating with people inside and outside of the workplace all have us frustrated and wishing for more simple solutions.
But there are no simple solutions. We have watched as Ransomware shut down the City of Atlanta in 2018. The Colonial Pipeline Ransomware attack in 2021 was resolved quickly, but left the East Coast in a gas crunch for a few days. Both of these scenarios were very costly to resolve and were an inconvenience for both the entities attacked and the people who need the services. The Ukraine's internet began seeing crippling attacks from early January and on January 14th, 2022 a cyberattack took down more than a dozen of Ukraine's government websites.
We are just a small business you say . . . . . but what would you do if you fell victim to a cyberattack or even just an internet loss or hacking? Are you prepared? Do you have systems or practices in place that you share with employees? Here is a link to a blog from Fisher Phillips, one of the largest U.S. law firms representing management exclusively in the areas of labor, employment, civil rights, employee benefits and immigration law. The firm has 36 offices nationwide with more than 400 attorneys. They offer some good tips for protecting your business. Let me know if you would like to have a conversation about specifics.
