Cyber threat actors are increasingly setting their sights on small businesses.
If successful, their attack attempts can be devastating.
IG1 is one of three Implementation Groups of the CIS Controls.
It's special because it lists fundamental steps that you can take to establish essential cyber hygiene.
You'll lay a foundation for defending against some of today's most common cyber attack vectors.
Implementing all of IG1 takes time, but by using the guide's methodology, you'll be able to work through most of the recommended actions within IG1.
At that point, you can review which IG1 Safeguards you haven't yet implemented.
You can then lay out a plan for enacting those IG1 Safeguards that will have the greatest impact on your small business.
These challenges make it difficult to deal with threats like theft of information, password theft, phishing attacks, ransomware, natural disasters, instances of defacement, and downtime incidents.
CIS's implementation guide gets you started on the path toward establishing essential cyber hygiene and implementing IG1.
It does this by listing free and low-cost tools as well as procedures for improving your cybersecurity.
Phase 2 - For each asset listed in your inventory, complete the Asset Protection Worksheet.
Phase 3 - For each account listed in your inventory, complete the Account Security Worksheet.
Phase 4 - For each asset, complete the Backup and Recovery Worksheet.
Phase 6 - Verify that all employees have reviewed the Cyber Education Worksheet's training options.
CIS's guide can help you strengthen your cybersecurity maturity while balancing limited resources and technical know-how.
Your small business might be a target of cybercriminals.
This Cyber News was published on www.helpnetsecurity.com. Publication date: Tue, 09 Jan 2024 04:43:06 +0000