Top signs your business is vulnerable to hacking

If there is one thing that is growing year on year it is cyber security threats. Without access to the media, we often see stories of cybersecurity breaches happening and when they are happening it can be quite frightening.

Businesses are losing data by the caseload, and that means that hackers are getting hold of customer information.

Your information is not supposed to be vulnerable to attack, it's why there are cyber security services and solutions out there for businesses to use. Did you know that in 2022, almost 40% of UK businesses have been attacked at least once in the last 12 months?

With the right cyber security solutions, it can be easy to protect your data because you can have the Peace of Mind that there is something in place to stop it from being taken away.

If you don't have the right services and solutions in place, you are going to be vulnerable to attack. So, what are the signs that your business is vulnerable? Let's take a look.

●      You don't know about the devices that your employees are working on. If you have remote workers in your office, then the chances are high that they will be working in places that are not just their homes.

While that's perfectly fine, there is also a very good chance that you don't know what devices your employees are working on or what they are attached to.

So, if you have employees heading to a coffee shop to work, they would be logging into a public Wi-Fi stream which is vulnerable to other people logging in. It's not private; It's public, which means anybody can access it.

If you don't know the number of endpoints your business has, you're going to be more at risk of being hacked in some way.

●      You have not kept track of your online assets. When we run security analysis, one of the most common things that we find are forgotten assets. These are things such as databases and website domains.

They are an easy entry point for hackers, and they can use them to jump from software to software, device to device. If you've lost track of these assets, ask your cybersecurity company to help you to find all of them and track them down and close them off.

●      You don't have 24/7 security. You might have firewalls in place, but who is monitoring them? Who is watching to see if there are any security breaches overnight? After you go to bed, which company is looking after your assets?

If the answer is nobody, nobody, you have to wake up and start looking. Just because you sleep doesn't mean the hackers are. You need to ensure that your business is secure around the clock no matter what and you have the right software in place to catch the attacks before they occur.

●      You stopped updating your software. Software updates are not just a pain in the bum, they are there to protect your business. Installing updates is a fast and free way to strengthen your system security.

Software companies constantly run bugs and fixes to make sure that those software issues are not going to become prevalent. If there are too many vulnerabilities in your business software, they can be exploited and used to the advantage of hackers.