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.6 1./$1 8!$1 $"41(38 " - $-241$ 2 %$ !42(-$22 As you know that internet has become an integral part of everybody’s life. You can search for almost anything over the internet. But with good things there are few bad things also such as internet virus, malware, spyware and many such cyber security threats. Though it is a new term but no one can deny its existence for last so many years. Here are some useful points on how proper cyber security can ensure a safe and secure business. Important steps to be followed  The first and the foremost step are to ensure proper knowledge about cyber threats and loopholes to all those people who are working with the organization. You can educate them about different types of security threats they needs to encounter.  We need to tell them about the possible sources of viruses and spyware and in fact internal security also matters a lot. Sometimes there are few internal people who can get the confidential data leaked to competitors in lure of easy money. Create a strong and robust IT infrastructure and dedicated team  As you know that most of the offices these days have got computers and related networks and in order to protect them all from cyber security threats we need to ensure that a strong and robust IT infrastructure is created.  Moreover a dedicated team of software and hardware engineers needs to be deployed so that they can maintain the computer network by doing preventive maintenance and other debugging measures. Network up gradation also matters a lot  Apart from deployment of sufficient IT manpower you also need to ensure that the entire network is upgraded from time to time because obsolete networks are more prone to cyber-attacks.  Hence you need to address your IT team and guide them about how to update the existing software and networks. " # % " $ " # ! !