Top 3 IT Security Mistakes Made By LA Investment Advisors (SlideShare)

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Top 3 IT Security Mistakes

Made By LA Investment Advisors

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This article details the top three

IT security mistakes made by

LA investment advisors

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and what can be done

to correct them before they

become serious problems

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1. Ignoring a Critical Security

Event

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Office managers and

IT security teams need to

work together to investigate

all reported events,

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even those that appear to be

false positives and monitor

them for growing activity

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2. Not Changing Passwords

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Password sharing is not rare

and a disgruntled former

employee may have

administrator-level login details

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that can enable them

to wreak havoc with

your technology systems

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3. Not Encrypting Files

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File encryption involves

encoding and decoding files

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To open and read

an encrypted file,

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a person needs a ‘key’

to decode it - such as a

password or trusted certificate

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Office managers must ensure

that all critical files are

encrypted,

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to minimize the damage

of a successful cyber-breach

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Bottom Line

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Until it becomes less

of a safe haven for hackers

and data thieves,

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IT security remains a key

objective for LA investment

advisors

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Has your firm ever come

close to experiencing

a cyber-breach?

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How was it intercepted

and stopped?

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Let us know your thoughts

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