The Star published an article on August 11, 2020, about warning about cyberattacks.
As reports of seemingly malicious cyber incidents start going on a rise, CEO for tTech expresses his concerns and advice to companies on how to protect themselves.
Key points:
- Christopher Reckord, CEO for tTech, has stated that business operators are becoming concerned by what is suspected to be breaches in their online systems. “Our cybersecurity emergency response team has been receiving more calls over the last month or two,” he said while noting that “Not every activity that looks malicious is malicious.”
- Reckford expressed that many companies still lack the adequate understanding of the dangers of cyber-threats and how adversely it can affect the reputation and daily operations of a company. Many are complicit because they believe that their information is of no merit to warrant malicious intruders to target their systems.
- Reckford advises companies to implement cybersecurity awareness training and to actively keep an inventory of electric recourses so unknown devices can be easy identified. He also suggested that businesspersons should practice “locking shop.”
- When buying hardware and software with security features built-in. Installing equipment with default settings leave them vulnerable to malicious intruders (not locking up). Neglecting to turn on enhancement features and not changing the basic passwords leaves them susceptible to ransomware and various attacks, as these default passwords can be easily hacked.
Reference: http://jamaica-star.com/article/news/20200811/it-expert-warns-about-cyber-attacks
Contributed by: Kyle Sterling from Jamaica. Kyle is a member of the CCST Discord group from the G5 Cyber Security Foundation Ltd. Learn more about CCST (Caribbean Cyber Support Team) by visiting caribbeancst.org. CCST is a collaborative group on the Discord platform for Caribbean people in IT, from beginners to experts.