Digital Safety Basics How to secure your cyber identity.

• Date: 15 October 2021
• Author: Sfoglia, Pete

* Here we go again, same evil, same demons: trojan horses, bots & botnets, spyware, worms, scams, and phishing. Then there's ransomware, a set of malware programs that hackers install on your network that blocks access to data or publicizes confidential data unless a ransom is paid, has become big business. Not even our critical infrastructure is safe!

Public disclosure of confidential company data leads to the mother of all bumpy roads. Victims are subject to hefty regulatory fines, expansive remediation costs, and irreparable damage to brand reputation. A publicly traded company will see its stock tank. Folks need to get serious about cybersecurity. While no one is immune to cyber assault, several high-impact/low-cost countermeasures have shown to be highly effective in neutralizing the invisible forces that threaten to undermine our business. Here's what you need to do:

USE YOUR LOCAL WINDOWS FIREWALL.

Enable the Windows Firewall default settings on all agency workstations. If you're already using a...