October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
We can help you ‘Do Your Part. #BeCyberSmart.’
SpartanTec, Inc. empowers organizations to own their role in protecting their part of cyberspace and have helped businesses in the Carolinas with IT Support, IT Services and IT Consulting since 2002.
We are here to help you do the following:
- Identifying and understanding which business assets are vulnerable to hackers
- Learning how to protect those assets
- Detecting when you have a problem
- Responding quickly to minimize impact and implement an action plan
- Creating a plan to recover after a breach to ensure business continuity
NIST is the National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S. Department of Commerce) has produced the NIST Cybersecurity Framework which helps businesses of all sizes better understand, manage, and reduce their cybersecurity risk and protect their networks and data. The areas of focus for businesses are Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond and Recover.
Identify: Make a list of all equipment, software, and data you use, including laptops, smartphones, tablets, and point-of-sale devices. Create and share a company cybersecurity policy that covers roles and responsibilities for employees, vendors and anyone else with access to sensitive data. Outline your plan to protect against an attack and limit the damage if one occurs.
Protect: Control who logs on to your network and uses your computers and other devices.
- Use security software to protect data.
- Encrypt sensitive data, at rest and in transit.
- Conduct regular backups of data.
- Update security software regularly, automating those updates if possible.
- Have formal policies for safely disposing of electronic files and old devices.
- Train staff using any computers, devices, and network(s) about cybersecurity.
Detect: Monitor your computers for unauthorized personnel access, devices (like USB drives), and software. Check your network for unauthorized users or connections.
Investigate any unusual activities on your network or by your staff.
Respond: Notifying customers, employees, and others whose data may be at risk. Keeping business operations up and running. Reporting the attack to law enforcement and other authorities. Investigating and containing an attack. Updating your cybersecurity policy and plan with lessons learned. Preparing for inadvertent events (like weather emergencies) that may put data at risk.
Recover: After an attack, repair and restore the equipment and parts of your network that were affected. Keep employees and customers informed of your response and recovery activities.
SpartanTec, Inc. is here to help guide you through this process and create a plan that fits your needs, regardless of the size of your business or organization. We specialize in IT support, services and consulting and have been finding solutions for businesses since 2002. We are well respected in our industry because of our client-focused approach. With SpartanTec, Inc. our clients come first, and we are always here to help. We believe in relationships and long-term partnerships with our clients.
Lisa Carter, President
SpartanTec, Inc.
