Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
Employee policies and training
Basic antispam and email filtering tools prevent many potential phishing email messages from reaching employees’ inboxes. Antispam/email filtering
Data loss prevention
MFA may require that you input a code sent to your phone as an extra layer of protection.
Monitor for unauthorized or suspicious access to data.
Periodic training helps teach employees how to detect and avoid common cyber threats.
Includes logging and understanding the repercussions of all changes made to your security equipment and applications. Change control policies & procedures
Mobile strategy
Web content filtering
Software patching
Intrusion prevention
May involve i ssuing work-only devices or providing secure access to sensitive and confidential data if staff use a personal device.
Tools which work with your firewall to detect and often automatically prevent attacks related to specific vulnerabilities.
MFA may require that you input a code sent to your phone as an extra layer of protection.
Do you regularly apply patches to your software?
Managed detection and response (MDR)
Endpoint detection and response (EDR)
Identify the most important and critical security alerts received from different systems. Security Information & Event Management
Intrusion detection services
Security scanning
Dark Web monitoring
IT professionals can monitor the Dark Web in case account credentials (such as administrative passwords) appear on the black market.
Focusing on “endpoint devices” (such as a server or computer), EDR looks for security threats already inside your devices.
Regular security scans of your systems help identify vulnerabilities and holes that you can then fix.
Looks for security threats across your servers, computers. and entire IT network.
Watches for suspicious network traffic.
Data backup and disaster recovery
Offsite log retention
Incident response planning
Cyber liability insurance
Developing a plan detailing how you
Improving your security foundation will help you lower cyber liability insurance premiums.
Do you back up your data both onsite and offsite? Do you test your data backup?
Used for evidence related to cyber incidents.
respond to a cyberattack will help you react to an incident with “muscle memory” - like a fire drill.
VC3 partners with over 1100 municipalities across the U.S. to improve their IT and reduce their cybersecurity risks. A strategic technology partner can work with you to ensure that you do not suer severe consequences from ransomware or another cyberattack. We can assess your cybersecurity risks, outline what you need to secure your IT assets, and help you build a budget and roadmap to get there. VC3.com
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