You can lower the risk of cyberattack by what the experts claim as attack surface and of course, this entails more than merely installing an anti virus program. This article will help you in surviving amid a security breach in 5 easy ways.

• Deploy to a safer website

Usually, malware is dispersed online via legit websites. Criminals look out for the vulnerable spots on the web in the applications and then they deploy bits of inconspicuous codes into the servers of the website that infect the user’s system when they visit the site. Unluckily, websites of small businesses are preferred for such minor attacks as the websites of these businesses are not equipped with the necessary software on the server and updated as well.

• Never presume that the partners have your back at all times

If you are dependent on the external sources for technical support like outsourcing, cloud solutions etc., then you need to be cautious. Many businesses believe that they are all protected by their web hosting provider, but this is not the case. No matter how much monthly fees you pay, and how many web hosting services are available, your web hosting server never scans the website to look out for malware or vulnerabilities.

• Purchase a banking machine

The protection parameters for the banking sector extends to the people victimized by identity theft aren’t necessarily applicable for businesses. As the liability would be at paramount, it is always sensible to devote a super protected PC or netbook for online banking tasks only.

• Stay low key with the app profile

PCs from bigshot companies usually comes up equipped with free apps and it may exacerbate with the add-ons, shareware, and plug-ins. More apps lead to more avenues for hackers to attack. Eliminate all the software which you don’t need. Then, make sure that all the remaining systems are duly patched and updated. Seek browser plugins like Adobe Reader and Java as they are the most outdated parts targeted by the hackers.

• Encrypt the data

When paying heed to #2, then presume that the data sent to cloud is always at risk. If it consists of any sensitive customer info then make sure that essential data is backed up and encrypted. Cloud based backup services help in keeping multiple copies of your data in multiple data centers and are reliable and tolerant of flaws instead of keeping a copy of data on a second HDD in the same place as your original drive.