Top tips for protecting your business online

Allison Miller, Vanguard Visions Consulting

Modbury & Salisbury

Session Overview

• Why protect your business online?• Why is now a good time to be doing business

online?• Top tips for protecting your business online• Online cyber-smart business assessment• What will you investigate?• Workshop evaluation

Why protect your business online?

• More business is being done online

• Privacy obligations• Maintain reputation / trust• Protect virtual assets (data)• Multiple users of the one device

Why protect your business online?

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Why is now a good time to do business online?

Top five industries to fly in 2013 in Australia

Source: Ibis World (2013) –http://www.ibisworld.com.au/about/media/pressrelease/release.aspx?id=304

Internet is a game changer

Source: Deloitte Access Economics Pty Ltd (2013) –http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_AU/au/services/financial-advisory/deloitte-access-economics/05660fd56ab1e310VgnVCM1000003256f70aRCRD.htm

Top tips for protecting your business online

85% of all targeted

cyber intrusions can be prevented

Source: Strategies to Mitigate Targeted Cyber Intrusions - http://www.asd.gov.au/infosec/top35mitigationstrategies.htm

Australian Department of Defence, Intelligence and Security, Oct 2013

Tips from Stay Smart Online http://www.staysmartonline.gov.au/business

Tip 1:

Install and update your

security software

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Tip 2:

Have a data back-up strategy

1. Assess your level of risk and identify actions to minimise

2. What data needs to be backed up and how often

3. Select an appropriate back-up device/location

4. Set reminds to do your back-ups5. Test that you can use your

backed up data6. Store backed up data away from

its original source

Develop a back-up strategy

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Tip 3:

Assign someone

responsible for network security

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Tip 4:

Set clear policies about

computer/ network use

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Tip 5:

Develop a ‘culture of security’

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Tip 6:

Use and update reputable software

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Tip 7:

Use spam filters

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Tip 8:

Secure your remote access

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Tip 9:

Be vigilant about selling

online

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Tip 10:

Subscribe to cyber-security alert services

staysmartonline.gov.au/alert_service

Do the cyber-smart business assessment

staysmartonline.gov.au/business/home_based_businesses/questionnaire

What will you investigate further?

Workshop evaluation

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