Here's how to keep hackers out

With the growing number of viruses and ransomware, as well as their increasing effectiveness, business owners need to become increasingly well-armed against them. Even the smaller entrepreneur. Indeed, SME companies are increasingly being targeted by hackers. In 43% of cases, they target small and medium-sized businesses. Not surprisingly, 71% of small and medium-sized business owners feel unsafe online. They are favorite of hackers, precisely because they are often less secure.

1. Hackers have no time for locked files

Once a business owner decides to provide extra protection for their files with locking, hackers generally back off. With locking, you ensure that files cannot be copied, shared or accessed by unauthorized persons. Such locking is not difficult, as long as you have the right software package have.

2. Encrypted emails skip hackers

You can do the same thing as point 1 with e-mails. By encrypting emails containing sensitive information, a hacker will have a much harder time accessing it.

3. Smart email programs provide 0 contact with hackers

The same e-mail programs that allow you to encrypt messages can also prevent employees from accidentally opening infected links in e-mails. Of course, it is good to be aware of suspicious e-mails and links anyway, but such a program will also warn you as a user and make sure you cannot open such a link.

4. Double verification makes a hacker scratch his head

You can protect your accounts and certain apps, files and programs with not only a password, but also additional access code. If you log in from a different device than usual, you will be asked for this code, which will be sent to you on your smartphone, for example. A hacker has a much harder time getting hold of such a code.

5. Thorough backups are a ransomware hacker's nightmare

With ransomware, a hacker can shut down your business processes or lock files for you until you pay up. If you continuously have good backups makes of all your documents and programs and stores them in another safe place, you are prepared for such a situation and a hacker cannot shut down your business.

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