Data Storage Corporation Provided Recommendations to Reduce Risk and Recover From Potential Cyber Attacks

Data Storage Corporation provided a series of recommendations corporations, governments and other organizations should take to reduce risk and recover from potential cyber attacks.

Six steps to prevent and recover from cyber attacks:

1. Ensure data is encrypted and regularly backed up offsite, so in the event of an attack systems can be quickly restored to minimize business interruption and impact.
2. Keep technology up to date by upgrading or patching equipment, software, and OSs, to avoid risk from known vulnerabilities.
3. Silo and limit data access to key users, along with multi-factor authentication to secure user access to systems and applications, minimizing the risk of access from unauthorized access.
4. Implement email scanning technologies to minimize phishing attacks and malware via email links.
5. Provide employee training – the end user is the most common point of entry for attackers; well-trained employees have better password habits and are less likely to fall for phishing attacks.
6. Conduct regular vulnerability assessments to find unpatched systems and automate alerts to identify systems recently added to the network as well as system configuration issues.

Chuck Piluso, CEO, commented: “Digital infrastructure is more critical than ever. Having the right solutions in place, such as virus and malware protection, as well as regular software upgrades, employee training, and other measures can help ensure organizations are taking the necessary steps to avert potential disaster from a cyber attack or natural disaster. Not all attacks can be avoided given the growing sophistication of hackers. For this reason, it is crucial that organizations backup data offsite. In the event of an attack, proper offsite, encrypted data backup can ensure an organization’s key digital information and infrastructure can be recovered and restored within hours—minimizing disruption to the organization. Proper data backup and recovery not only applies to servers but also employee endpoints such as computers, mobile phones and IoT connected devices. For over a decade, we have successfully deployed this strategy for our clients, helping them to avert and recover from attacks, natural disasters and other unexpected calamities.”