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Common Cyber Security Mistakes and How to Avoid Them.

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Common Cyber Security Mistakes and How to Avoid Them.
While we still struggle to sail through the COVID-19 pandemic, digitalization has become part of every activity in our lives. Businesses, education, entertainment, each activity saw a quick transition to a digital platform.
 
With the increased internet activity, data breaches, online identity theft, ransomware, and many more complex cyber crimes have become the most cause of concern and anxiety both to individuals and businesses alike. According to a study by Barracuda 46% of organizations, that is almost half, experienced at least one cyberattack during Covid-19 lockdown, since they work from home model started.
 
Although a lot is being done to create awareness among internet users and some businesses, have started investing in cybersecurity policies. But there are still others like individuals with online projects and some medium and small organizations who think they can never be targets of cybercriminals. This thinking needs to change as hackers are smart enough to realize that small businesses are not so alert regarding cybersecurity, nor do they have big cybersecurity budgets like big organizations. So, small enterprises become the soft targets of hackers and the financial burden incurred on them due to any hacking attempt may prove devastating. They can even pose challenges for their very survival.
 
Hence, it is crucial for everyone alike to first be aware of the most common cybersecurity mistakes you are making and then work towards countering them and taking appropriate security measures proactively. Let us now try to look into them and find simple but effective solutions.
 
Not Creating Awareness Regarding Cyber Security
Please do not assume that since you as a business owner are serious about cybersecurity, your employees will also be; they can be casual about cybersecurity practices. You can only make them understand that the seriousness of the cyber threat to your business is real and that they need to follow the company’s cybersecurity guidelines strictly.
 
Although cybersecurity training for all your employees is a must, to carry out role-specific cybersecurity training is more effective in securing your website. So, identifying who all are handling sensitive areas of the website like databases, separate security analysis of the process involved in their work should be done. These employees should be made aware of the specific security measures to be taken while on the job.
 
Not Limiting User Access
One of the most commonly committed mistakes, especially in small organizations, is to give complete access to your system to all your employees or users. This should never be practiced.
 
Instead, it is always advisable to limit roles and permissions given to users or employees. They should be given access to areas that are just sufficient for them to carry out their specific functions in running the website and no more. Only those employees should be given access to a crucial system database who are responsible for its maintenance.
 
No Proper Password Management System
Not using strong passwords, and using the same password, username for all the employees can have serious consequences and can become your most weak link for hackers.
 
The use of strong passwords is a fundamental security practice that all users must follow. Your password should include a special character, numbers, at least one uppercase character. Passwords should be allotted to employees following the roles they perform like the most robust passwords could be kept for those involved in maintaining crucial data of the website.
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