Cyberattacks are so frequently in the news lately that you might not think twice about it as it is becoming more common, however, yesterday they hit too close to home for our liking.
Two Baton Rouge Organizations fill the headlines on June 29th as the latest in large-scale businesses that have been hit by a cyberattack. While all of the details of those two incidents aren’t completely clear yet, so far, we know that the Louisiana unemployment claims website (HiRE) was knocked offline in an attempted malware attack. The attack on the HiRE website that is used for filing unemployment claims has caused issues for over 11,000 people and 40 other states which could cause delays in any unemployment payments for up to a month.
In addition to the attempted attack on the HiRE, Baton Rouge General Hospital has reported a similar event. While the attack on BRG may not have haltered the ability of patients to receive care, it has caused the staff to resort to paper charts until they are sure it is safe to bring their EMR and other systems back online. The chaos of an event such as an attempted hack of a healthcare system can cause unneeded stress on staff and patients alike.
As a Baton Rouge or New Orleans business owner, how can you ensure that your business could survive such an attack? If you can’t answer these questions or if any of your answers are NO, then you have a reason to be worried:
- Do you have an up-to-date cybersecurity insurance policy?
- What protections do you have in place to secure your network?
- Where are the vulnerabilities in your network & what is your plan to fill those gaps asap?
- Are your employees trained on their part in preventing an attack?
- Are you using MFA or a secure password management storage system?
TKS suggests you have a Risk Assessment of your network immediately to find any vulnerabilities, compromised credentials, open credentials of employees that are no longer employed and any other potentially harmful information that could be on the dark web. Here are a few things you should do immediately if you are unsure of your cyber risk:
- Have a Risk Assessment done of your network & address any issues that arise.
- Put a cyber incident plan in place.
- Get weekly updates from your IT Service provider.
- Train & retrain your employees on cybersecurity.
- Sending weekly phishing emails to your employees for training.
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