4 Ways to Keep Your Endpoints Secure

Think about every device you or your employees use to access your business network. Most likely, these include laptops, desktop computers, tablets, phones, as well as printers and fax machines.

All of these devices are called endpoints and they are attractive targets to cybercriminals.

There are many different types of threats you need to protect your endpoints from. There are physical threats, such as someone breaking into your office and stealing a device. And there are digital threats like malware, ransomware, and cyber attacks.

Here are 4 of the top things you can do to keep your endpoints secure.

1. Build a Fortress Around Every Endpoint

If you haven’t done so already, physically protect your non-mobile endpoints.

Use cameras, sensors and alarm systems to create restrictive perimeters around them.

Physical security is especially important if you keep your server and data backups on-site. Keep your most important and sensitive devices in a locked room, even during office hours. Limit access to these devices to only employees who need them.

2. Ban Auto Logins

Consider a company policy to ban the use of automatic login features for work devices and programs accessed on personal devices.

Auto logins may save a few seconds every day, but if someone outside your business gets a hold of one of a device, there will be nothing standing in the way of them and your data.

3. Rely on Remote Access Tracking

Do your employees take your mobile devices home with them or out on the road?

If so, verify that each device has a dependable, easy-to-use tracking function. There are software and apps available to help with this, as well as physical tracking devices.

If you find a device that isn’t simple to track, install such a feature immediately. That way, if it were to go missing, the police could locate it sooner — hopefully before a data breach occurs.

4. Seek Help from the Pros

Above all, there’s no substitute for the ongoing assistance of an experienced cybersecurity company.

They have experts who can monitor your entire infrastructure, including all of your apps and devices.

They can manage your bandwidth.

They can take immediate action if your network faces a surge, a suspicious login, or another potentially harmful event.

Such a company may also use sophisticated artificial intelligence and machine learning tools to stay on top of threats that evolve constantly. And they can provide these services in a consolidated package that meets the specific needs of your business.

In Conclusion

When your endpoints are secure, you can enjoy peace of mind allowing you to focus on what matters – running your business.

Contact your managed IT services provider today and stop having nightmares about data breaches and security threats to your business.