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Cyber Risk Protection Checklist

Managing Cyber Risks Against Your Business
By Jeff Severino, CyberLock Defense, Lockton Affinity

With the threat of cyber attacks increasing, it's more important than ever to protect your business. Many
attacks result from a business being unprepared or underprepared for the threat. By taking proper action,
you can significantly minimize your risk.

Manage the risk your business faces by implementing these cyber risk protection tips:

1. Antivirus and Firewall Protection
Antivirus and firewall tools protect your business the way a burglar alarm and sturdy structure protect a
home. These systems work to keep cyber attacks from penetrating business systems, sounding the alarm
if an attack does get through.
In today's business world, it's important to protect not only critical end-points, but central systems as well.

Use antivirus protection to protect against computer viruses and malware:

• Administrators should run regular antivirus scans on the entire system, not just your workstations.
• Whether your servers are onsite or in the cloud, they should also be subject to regular scans.
For firewalls, proper configuration is critical:

• Research suggests up to 99% of firewall breaches are caused by simple errors in configuration.
• For your firewall, an internal system modem is like a hole in the side of your house, so ensure this
risk is eliminated with a systems audit.
• Configuration of both endpoint and internal firewall architecture can protect against other threats,
like compromised laptops and USB drives.

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