Protect Yourself, Your Employees and Your Business with These IT Tips
With cyberattacks on the rise, the average construction business is in need of a security upgrade to avoid falling victim to a costly attack. According to IBM, the average cost of a data breach in the United States was $9.05 million in 2021. With ransomware attacks becoming increasingly widespread, it’s important to take steps now to make sure your most sensitive data is secure.
The FOUNDATION® Hosted IT Datasheet provides some tips and procedures you can implement today to help protect your company and data from cyberattacks.
The beginners guide for basic IT Security:
Have strong passwords
Have backups of all key
data and information to
protect against ransomware
once a year
Good message hygiene
Endpoint protection
Set up security awareness
training
Physical security
Take your protection a step further by following recommendations and best practices from a security framework that works best for your business. Some examples include:
- NIST
- ISO 27001 and ISO27002
- NERC-Clp
- FISMA
- HIPAA
- PCI
- SOC2
- GDPR
FOUNDATION® offers a secure way to track and store your critical financial and project data with FOUNDATION® Hosted — a cloud-based solution. With automatic system backups and security updates, FOUNDATION® Hosted takes the stress out of keeping your data secure.