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Reviewing your security and disaster recovery strategy on a regular basis is essential for ensuring that it
accurately depicts your environment and responds to the risks and repairs required for business
continuity. If you've added additional mobile, IoT, or on-premise resources, update your security and
disaster recovery plans to reflect any new or changed network infrastructure.

6. Educate all employees on the risks

In your IT environment, your employees are the most common attack vector. It's the motivation behind
phishing attacks, email attacks, and other forms of cybercrime. Employees might thus be your biggest
weakness or greatest strength in terms of cybersecurity, if you follow that logic. It all boils down to the
education you provide them.

As a result, you must do proper staff endpoint training. For the record, this does not imply that you should
meet every six months or even every quarter. Instead, make it a regular occurrence, such as a monthly
or bi-weekly meeting or (for remote workers) some kind of training programme. Education is useless if it
isn't reinforced on a regular basis, and especially if it isn't adjusted as new threat intelligence emerges.

Every employee's actions play a critical role in guaranteeing your network's security. Employees can do
a lot to help, whether it's not clicking on a phishing link or choosing a more unique password. Since many
employees are unaware of the dangers, it is essential to educate them on fundamental security practices.

7. Have a secure communications system for all endpoint devices

With an ever-increasing number of mobile users needing access to sensitive data, your company faces
new security concerns linked to endpoint security every day. Protecting your data, which is likely your
most valuable asset, with a secure communications system has numerous advantages.

Having secure communications enables professionals to conduct secure calls and message threads
while maintaining complete communication privacy. Salt Communications, for example, protects your
company's data from attackers from outside your organisation. Organisations will be able to maintain
control over their communications and feel secure in any event that arises during their day-to-day
operations. As well as having complete administrative controls for monitoring users, tracking activities,
and executing corporate policies in order to accomplish complete endpoint security, regulatory
compliance, and business improvement at the bottom line.

Beyond the endpoint

Endpoint threat protection and visibility are essential for detecting threats in your company, but there will
always be gaps due to unknown or unprotected endpoints. Endpoint telemetry, when paired with regularly
updated threat information and data from network and cloud security controls, gives you a more complete
picture of potential threats to your business.

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