Apart from educating your staff about the dangers of cyber-attacks, the organisation will need to implement a solution that protects it from all web threats – not just an antivirus program. Essentially, you should be looking for a solution that consists of the following:
- Data leak protection (DLP). This prevents users from sending sensitive and critical information outside of the company network.
- URL and HTTP filtering. This is particularly useful with phishing. Dangerous sites and other non-work related sites can be blocked for the user and organisation’s protection.
- Web gateways. A security solution that prevents unsecured traffic from entering an internal network.
South Africa is the second most targeted country in the world for internet fraud and phishing attacks. In 2013 alone, South Africans lost over R2.2 billion to cybercrime. With such alarming statistics, isn’t it time that you prevent your business from adding to that number by beefing up its web security?
