Secure Your Business: Technology Partners and Cybersecurity Myths

1. How to keep your Business Secure and pick the right Technology Partners • May 19, 2017 • Manuel Bautista

6. You’re not a FIREFIGHTER!!!

8. Cybercrime damages cost the world $3 trillion last year alone, according to a recent report from Cybersecurity Ventures, and that figure is expected to double by 2021

9. 2016 US Known Breaches

10. Wannacry Ransomware

11. Myths and Misconceptions • This is a technology problem. • Small or medium businesses are not going to be attacked. • I don’t have anything worth stealing.

12. Myths and Misconceptions • Mac and Linux systems are invulnerable. • I don’t go to dangerous sites, so I am safe. • All my virus software is up to date, I am safe. • We have a firewall, I am safe.

13. Myths and Misconceptions • We don’t have the money to implement a cybersecurity program.

16. Web Filtering

17. Education

19. Backups

20. Wannacry Ransomware

21. Backups

22. Physical Security

23. Access Control

24. NEARLY EVERY MAJOR SECURITY BREACH STARTS WITH AN INSIDER, OR AN ATTACKER USING AN INSIDER’S CREDENTIALS. • 2015 was a banner year for insider threats. It’s estimated that the average organization suffered from 3.8 insider attacks last year and 45% of businesses can’t tell if they’ve suffered a breach.

25. Governance

26. Endpoint Security Firewall Antivirus Patch Management

27. Spam Filtering

28. W.E.B.P.A.G.E.S • Web Filtering • Education • Backups • Physical Security • Access Control • Governance • Endpoint Security • Spam Filtering

30. Family • Business/Intellectual Property

31. Fire Alarm • Antivirus

32. Important Documents • Off-Site Backups

33. Evacuation Plan • Education/Governance

34. Meth Lab Fires • Hackers

35. W.E.B.P.A.G.E.S • Web Filtering • Education • Backups • Physical Security • Access Control • Governance • Endpoint Security • Spam Filtering

36. You’re not a FIREFIGHTER!!!

38. Managed Service Provider

39. Questions to ask a MSP • Do you follow industry standards and best practices? • Are your technicians certified in the solutions and services you provide?

40. Questions to ask a MSP • Do you have experience serving other clients in our industry and of the same business size? • Do you have enough resources to serve us effectively and in a timely manner?

41. Questions to ask a MSP • What are your normal business hours and what is your availability outside of those hours? • Do you only provide remote services or is onsite a different rate? • Are you based in the United States or overseas?

42. Questions to ask a MSP • Do you properly document work so that you have accurate and complete records? (Samples)

43. ‘as a Service’ Providers

44. ‘as a Service’ Q/A • Who owns your data?

45. ‘as a Service’ Q/A • What kind of API integration is available?

46. ‘as a Service’ Q/A • What is your licensing model? • What is your length of contract?

47. ‘as a Service’ Q/A • Reporting and Business Intelligence.

49. Thank You • @manuelivr • http://theagilec.io • http://www.linkedin.com/in/manuelbautista