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Posted by burgitech on January 20th, 2021

Everyone knows better than to open the door to a suspicious stranger with a bag and let them inside. But this is actually a very common occurrence in the digital world. Email attachments are one of the most common ways to get infected with malware. It’s critical that you avoid opening an attachment if you don’t know who an email is coming from. Even though it may look like an Excel file, a PDF, an image or something else it may in fact be malicious. A downloaded attachment can sometimes immediately infect your computer or may execute a macro after opening a document such as Word or Excel. cyber security risk assessment

Your IT department may put rules in place to keep certain types of attachments from being sent or received. But even if so, be sure to always be cautious before opening anything and let your IT department know if you think you received a sketchy email. Be cautious also with attachments from people you do know. Check the address of the sender to make sure it’s who it says it is and not someone impersonating them. Even if it is from the correct address their email could have been hacked and used to trick you into opening something malicious. If the email seems fishy or isn’t typical of them do not open the attachment.

If your business is a small one with very limited turnover, you may think it is immune from hackers. However, many hackers carry out their attacks not from a financial incentive, but simply for the fun of it. These so-called "script kiddies" will often mount opportunistic attacks against any organisation with a computer network that happens to have an unguarded port open to the Internet. This is where the information security services offered by a consulting company can help you harden your computer systems against attack, and improve your incident response and recovery procedures for use after a successful attack. To begin with, a consultancy firm offering cybersecurity services will have the specialist expertise needed to help you protect your business from hackers and from insider threats. hipaa security risk analysis

However, this is a mistake. When used wisely, cybersecurity services can have a huge impact on a business, and can potentially make all the difference to its long-term viability if it becomes a target. Information security services are not generally considered in the same breath as management consulting, and are usually consigned to the black hole of the IT department.

In summary, therefore, information security services - while often overlooked - can potentially offer a great deal of benefit for a business of any size.

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