The Ultimate Guide to Cybersecurity

Welcome!

Welcome to The Ultimate Guide To Cybersecurity! Our goal is to help you define cybersecurity and give you the tools to implement best practices and employee training that will help protect your organization from cyber threats like ransomware attacks, phishing scams, and malware.

Why Is Cybersecurity Important?

Working from home as a result of COVID-19 restrictions has caused a massive increase in cyber attacks since the end of 2019. As the restrictions continue to be lifted across the United Sates, many businesses are staying remote or adopting some form of hybrid set up. No matter what your company ends up doing, cybersecurity is more important than ever.

Over 17 million COVID-related malware attacks in 2020

Mobile phishing attempts have increased by 37% since 2019

Ransomware attacks have skyrocketed to a 300% increase over the last year

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With some highly notable attacks recently like the SolarWinds data breach and the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, the importance of strong cybersecurity tools and best practices has made it all the way to the top with The White House releasing an executive order on cybersecurity.

Regardless of your company’s size, structure, industry, or in-house/at-home situation, protecting your organization from cyber threats needs to be a top priority. Great cybersecurity is a combination of hardware, data backups, best practices, and employee training.

Our Ultimate Guide to Cybersecurity is broken up into 4 sections to help make implementing these layers as easy as possible:

1. For Beginners – Quick-read articles ;amp glossaries to build your knowledge base
2. Training – Strategies and tactics for your entire organization to follow
3. In-Depth – More tech-heavy or industry-specific articles
4. Listen Up – More tech-heavy or industry-specific articles

For Beginners

Get Started

• Beginner’s Guide to Cybersecurity
• The Complete Glossary of Cyberattacks
• 12 Easy Cybersecurity Tips for Data Protection
• 10 Most Common Cybersecurity Gaps

FYI

• The Dos & Don’ts of Public WiFi
• BOYD Security
• Personal Data Privacy
• The Backdoor Merchant

Training

What’s Common

• Top-15 Types of Cybersecurity Risks & How To Prevent Them
• Every Company’s Biggest Threat
• Protect Your Business From The Dark Web

How-To

• What is Social Engineering? Attack Types & Prevention Tips
• How To Read URLs & Prevent Phishing Scams
• How Secure Is My Password?
• Cybersecurity Training For Your Employees

In-Depth

Industry-Specific

• HIPPA Compliance
• 8 Key Steps To Protect Patient Health Information
• Top 5 Cybersecurity Threats To Manufacturers

Good To Know

• What is a Human Firewall?
• Cloud Backup
• Top 5 Firewall Routers
• Emergency Preparedness
• Disaster Recovery Business Continuity Plan

Listen Up!

Between The Bytes Podcast

• What Is A VPN?
• White Hat, Black Hat. Red Hat, Grey Hat.
• Are they listening? Facebook’s Creepy Ad Timing
• Phishing Simulations For Your Organization

Webinar Recordings

• Understanding The Dark Web
• Emergency Preparedness: Preparing Your IT For Disaster
• What Is CMMC?
• Cybersecurity & IT Strategies for 2022

Conclusion

Unfortunately, there is no single solution that provides absolute protection from all cyber threats. So, what makes a great cybersecurity framework? Layers. To help keep your business protected, we’ll continue to add more content in the future.

Did we miss anything? Be sure to reach out on social media and let us know! We want to make sure every business has access to as many strategies and tools as possible. This is why we provide this content free of any download or subscription requirements. So be sure to share this with anyone you feel could benefit from the tool as well!

If you’re looking for more help specific to your organization, just reach out! We offer free services like our Network Cybersecurity Assessment to make sure Executech would be the right fit for your business. You can reach us by phone, or by filling out a form here.