Each week I send out a 2-minute cybersecurity quiz and it recently occurred to me that many of my subscribers don’t really understand the cyber threat landscape in-whole and the various potential risks that exist. To help, here’s a short list and explanation of the cyber threats I’ve quizzed you on and that you should be aware of:
Viruses from ground USB sticks – find a USB and pick it and all day long you’ll have good luck.
We all remember fire drills from our school days. In addition to being a welcome break from the monotony of math, fire drills serve an extremely important safety purpose. It prepares the administrators, teachers, and students for what to do in the event of a real life-threatening emergency.
Many business owners believe they will never encounter a cyber attack. Business owners associate cyber attacks to certain industries and often conclude that their business is too small to be targeted. With all the recent online breaches however, every business should evaluate their cybersecurity response plan.
Any IT person that tells you they have the cure for computer viruses or your firewall will keep hackers out is LYING! Abruptly grab them by their belt and give them the boot.
Now the fact is that in your Cybersecurity stack, you cannot live without Antivirus or a Firewall but not just any.
Do you realize that all of these collect info on you and each of them could represent a potential ethical consideration for your law practice?
Today, many of us could not go too long without some of our phone apps or “intelligence” application on our devices.
Weekly Cybersecurity Quiz: How does the TV show “Bachelor in Paradise” relate to your cybersecurity? Do you think you will get a Rose?
CyberQuizGuy Pop Quiz. Know how to handle this hack? Take this week’s quiz to find out- http://ow.ly/OSWM303xIQo
Some time ago, the FCC was kind enough to put together a decent Cybersecurity planning tool for all to use. As with anything it takes quite a bit of work to employ but with enough work, it’s a pretty good start.
Wednesday we received the following email from one of our law firm followers. The email was forwarded to Warren County (Ohio) Bar members by the Bar and is from someone at the Ohio Supreme Court. The Supreme Court's source is MS-ISAC, the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center and is a reliable source for the current Cyber-threat level and response recommendations.
I was personally attacked by an IT staff member of a very popular, multi-city law firm. My only provocation was the direct marketing material we use that calls to question a prospect’s satisfaction with their current outsourced IT provider. My experience begs a question to you: do you know how your staff are treating people they interact with in the course of doing firm business for you?
Hands down, I have the best staff in the IT biz! They bend over backwards everyday to make sure the people they interact with feel as if they are the most important people to them – our Culture requires it.
