Which Online Threats Could Destroy Your Business?

Let's know about some online threats which can destroy your business. You need to be aware of those

When it comes to singling out which kinds of threats are waiting for you when you are taking your business online, you are likely to want to know which are the most dangerous and which can be maybe downplayed a little bit, to help you prioritize and theoretically optimize your cybersecurity strategy.

However, the answer that you are most likely to get every time you ask a cybersecurity consultant (or someone who works in IT) that question is "all of them". This is because when it comes to the world of cybercrime, every threat and attack has the potential to be devastating. There is no version of "petty theft" or "disturbing the peace", and this is because of how wide that world is, and how every crime is a large-scale crime with a huge 'blast radius'.

That said, it does not mean to say that there aren't some types of threats that you need to prepare for a little bit more strategically than others.

You need to be aware of Ransomware

First of all, you need to be in absolutely no doubt whatsoever that ransomware is a threat. One of the things that makes it so dangerous is that it is a highly sophisticated, yet common, way of attacking businesses just like yours. Ransomware is a virus that, once activated, will lock a user out of a computer and will ask for a ransom to get the files back, which will typically involve a huge amount of money; and if you don't, you will lose your files.

Ransomware has the potential to wreck your business. This can be really scary, so you have to make sure that your business's files are backed up on at least two different areas, whether that be on a separate Cloud or even on a huge storage facility elsewhere, to make sure that your whole business doesn't collapse down around you. This ransomware is often deployed via phishing attacks and often comes through a link, like other malware. You need to be really careful with this one, as it is devastating. 

You need to be aware of negligent employees, or those with malicious intent

There is a difference between negligent and malicious employees. Malicious employees might only be getting a job within your business to cause trouble. This is really important to understand, as negligent employees might either just be lazy, or they might just have a bad day and make some mistakes. There are some key ways to help you track down both, however. 

When it comes to malicious employees, you should be:

• Make sure you have surveillance
• Make sure other employees know what a malicious employee might do
• Ensure to keep a close eye on files and,
• Be careful to whom you are giving file permissions. 

When it comes to negligent employees, you should be:

• Also looking into high-quality surveillance
• Make sure that you are working to keep your employee morale high
• Make sure that your workers have access to all of the HR resources they need.

With the proper care, you can make sure that negligent employees are the least of your concerns, whereas, with malicious employees, you are going to have to stay vigilant.