Consider these Cyber Preparation Best Practices for your company from Selective Insurance and the FCC:

• Keep systems updated.
• Protect information, computers, and networks from cyber-attacks.
• Provide firewall security for your Internet connection.
• Create a mobile device action plan.
• Make backup copies of important business data and information.
• Control physical access to your computers and create user accounts for each employee.
• Secure your Wi-Fi networks.
• Employ best practices on payment cards.
• Limit employee access to data and information, and limit authority to install software.

Consider these Cyber Readiness Best Practices for your employees from Travelers Insurance:

• Conduct security awareness training for employees at hire and then annually, ensuring they are aware of their responsibility and accountability. Emphasize the critical nature of data security.
• Develop and educate your employees on your Incident Response (IR) Plan in case there is a virus or malware exposure.
• Train employees to select strong, unique passwords. Set systems to remind employees to change their passwords every three months. Consider implementing MFA, multi-factor authentication.
• Make sure your employees are aware that they are not allowed to install unlicensed software on company computers.
• Educate your employees to avoid emailed or online links that are suspicious or from unknown sources.
• Instruct your employees to be suspicious of emails that:
  • Come from someone they don’t know.
  • Are something they were not expecting.
  • Look odd with unusual spellings or characters.
  • Fail your antivirus program test.
• Communicate your social media policy to employees and monitor it periodically.
• Communicate your mobile device policy to employees and monitor it periodically.
• Teach your employees to safeguard computers and devices from theft by locking them and keeping them in a safe place.