We live in an age where data and information are the lifeblood that power our businesses and drive the economy. It is thus pertinent to have the best data and information security that your business can afford. The logic is that if data and information are the new gold then, just as you would protect your gold in transit and storage, so too should you look to protect the data and information that you have in the business.
Data and information security
Data security is all about the safety and security of your data when it is in storage, while information security is generally used to reference the level of protection that your data and information has while in transit. As it is being transferred from one access or storage point to another.
Companies now hire specific human resources (chief information security officers) to monitor and theorize about information security throughout the business. The aim being to protect sensitive company and client information from inappropriate access and use as it is being sent around the internet. Both storage and transfer are the main states in which your data is attacked and the modern cyber criminals will only need one opportunity when your security protocols are not what they should be for them to cause harm to the business.
The safe storage of data
Cloud storage has been all the rage for a number of years now and it is the most widespread of means to store and protect copious amounts of company data. The security arrangements and access to this stored data is generally guaranteed by the service provider. However, it is still incumbent on the business to question your cloud provider as to where the information and data is stored and what the levels of security are in place.
The transfer and movement of files and information
This has become one of the most important aspects of modern business information security. Remote and hybrid working have led to a situation whereby the fast and immediate transfer of company data and access to company software is expected to happen seamlessly from anywhere with an internet connection.
A standard FTP server will assist in transferring files securely, and is one of the most advised pieces of tech that is recommended for all modern businesses that move any files from one user to another. Furthermore, it is also the mindset that you need to ensure employees have; that is essential to this process. An understanding of how vulnerable the company is when data and files are being transferred is a start.
There cannot be a successful business that isn’t making the best use of the available data and information. If you intend to make a success of whatever business you run, you will firstly need to gather, then collate and store as much related customer and company data as is possible.
It is this data and information that will provide opportunity to make profits and grow the business. Thus, it must be protected, and it is this cyber protection that is arguably most important to the modern business.
