You’ve Been Hacked! Now What?
What’s your recovery protocol?
A security breach has the potential to devastate your SMB so being prepared is critical. You and your team should have a protocol in place to deal swiftly with a breach and mitigate the damage it can cause.
The attached infographic lists six immediate steps to take if you are hacked, but the last step – restore your data from recent backups – is the one that will get you operational again in the shortest possible time. And timing is crucial both for stopping the attack from infecting all of your networks and for reducing the financial impact on your business.
Sources:
- Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre
- 5 Steps to Take If You’re a Ransomware Victim
- RCMP Information on Ransomware
Recovery and continuity planning keeps you in business.
Every business needs a backup and disaster recovery plan to protect against accidental or malicious loss of user data, database corruption, hardware failures, and even natural disasters.
Disaster recovery and business continuity planning are integral parts of the overall risk management for an organization.
Find out more about risk management, data recovery, and security for your organization. Contact the Netcetera team today.