On Wednesday, September 29th, we were joined by three great experts to talk about fending off devious cyber attacks in 2021 and beyond.
We were joined by incredible Acronis experts;
Candid Wüest, President of Cyber Protections Research
Topher Tebow, Senior Cybersecurity Researcher
James Slaby, Director of Cyber Protection
What exactly are devious cyberattacks?
A1 Simplified, a cyberattack is a digital assault against computers with the intention of disrupting the business, stealing data, controlling a process, attacking others etc.
typical cyberattacks include phishing emails, ransomware, data theft, DDoS etc. @Acronis #StartupChats
— Acronis (@Acronis) September 29, 2021
What types of attacks should startups be aware of?
A3 The 3 main attacks to prep for as a new business are phishing, ransomware, and use of vulnerabilities in trusted software. This means training employees to spot phishing, implementing ransomware protection and backups, and regularly patching software.@Acronis #StartupChats
— Acronis (@Acronis) September 29, 2021
Phishing, usually emails that pretend to be from your bank, O365,… and they will then link to a fake website that looks EXACTLY like the real page, but any password, credit card, name,… that you put into it will be stolen by the attacker & then misused #StartupChats @acronis
— candid wueest 🇨🇭😷 (@mylaocoon) September 29, 2021
How can entrepreneurs prepare for an attack and protect themselves?
A6 Rule #1 is Don’t Panic!
🛡️ Prevent further spreading
🛡️ Isolate, block network connections & terminate processes
🛡️ Identify all affected assets
🛡️ Recover to a known safe state
🛡️ Change passwords & keys
🛡️ Learn & improve from it@Acronis #StartupChats https://t.co/1BHZXh4taT— Acronis (@Acronis) September 29, 2021
Having an incident response plan in place prior to an attack helps. Designate people to take point on the tech response, communicate to employees/investors/partners/customers, etc. and rehearse the plan at least yearly. @Acronis #StartupChats
— James R. Slaby (@jrslaby) September 29, 2021
What are the most common mistakes that startups and small businesses make? #StartupChats?
— LYNDON [THINK DIFFERENTLY] JOHNSON (@THINK_Lyndon) September 29, 2021
Cyberattacks pose a threat to everyone. Size and business maturity are irrelevant. Attackers will get in wherever they can, and use whatever they find. Even just disrupting the business may be enough for an attacker. @Acronis #StartupTalks
— Topher “🎃Spice” Tebow (@TopherTebow) September 29, 2021
To learn more about this topic and from these experts, you can view the transcript here.