Cyberattacks cost millions of dollars every year and threaten anyone, both individuals and companies. Small businesses are attractive targets for hackers because they have information that cybercriminals want but are easy to breach because their security infrastructure is not as good as large companies.
Small companies are especially vulnerable to hacker attacks because they cannot afford to hire professional IT solutions. They also have more limited time to address cybersecurity issues, and don’t know where to start.
Cybersecurity services help organizations and individuals to protect systems and data from unauthorized access. The service must have the following essential features.
Cyber security essential services
Threat detection and response
Every end point device your company uses is a potential entry point for hackers to infiltrate the system. End points management is an important part of any cybersecurity program. So, choose a Managed Service Provider (MSP) that offers cybersecurity monitoring services, detects when there are threats and attacks, and responds quickly to stop them in their tracks and prevent fallouts.
A good MSP has core threat detection and response services such as:
- Security information management and event management
- Dark web scanning to detect if credentials are stolen
- DNS Protection
- Monitor and analyze logs
Risk assessment
MSPs can help proactively identify potential security risks. This starts with having a security conversation and risk assessment. Then, the MSP presents an easy-to-read report regarding the results of their risk assessment of the client company’s (your) cyber threats which should include:
- How to train and educate employees on cybersecurity management
- How to document and address threats internally
- Assessment of the vulnerability of the company’s IT assets
- A plan or process for dealing with a cybersecurity incident
24-hour threat monitoring and handling services
Hackers know no sleep. So, monitoring and handling threats must also be 24 hours a day. Therefore, a good MSP must have a Security Operations Center (SOC) as a Service across the cloud.
Threat intelligence
Every day, hackers develop new tactics to breach the security of their targets. To protect against emerging threats, companies need to know exactly what the latest techniques hackers are using. This is why threat intelligence is important.
Threat intelligence providers can provide information to companies regarding new attack methods or increased occurrences of attack types. Then, companies can scan and patch vulnerabilities to prevent hackers from breaking into company systems, networks and data.
Backup and disaster recovery
If a company system crashes, data is lost, or workers lose access, company activities automatically stop. You can lose revenue and reputation. Without backup and recovery tools, you will have to spend a lot of money and take the trouble to rebuild your reputation from scratch.
MSPs can help companies by offering backup and disaster recovery support. Consistent backups mean your customers don’t have to worry about attacks. And if an attack does occur, backup and disaster recovery services reduce downtime and the impact of a disaster.
Disasters do not always have to occur because of cyber attacks. Power outages, system failures, storms and natural disasters can cause you to lose data. Having data backed up can be the difference between having to pay a ransom to hackers or simply ignoring them. The thing is, even if the company pays the ransom, there is no guarantee that the hacker will actually release the data. So, having backups also ensures that organizations can recover data no matter what happens.
Hypernet provides MSP to protect you from cyber security threats. Contact our CS for more information.
