{"id":10155,"date":"2020-07-30T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/?p=10155"},"modified":"2020-05-21T13:52:18","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T21:52:18","slug":"cyber-hygiene-seven-steps-to-avoid-malware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/cyber-hygiene-seven-steps-to-avoid-malware\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyber Hygiene: Seven Steps to Avoid Malware and Hackers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Cyberhygiene is the protection of access points for devices connected to a network. Appropriate security measures will monitor and protect computers, laptops, networks, printers, and operating systems from malware and other attacks that might attempt to breach security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ali Dehghantanha<\/a>, computer science professor at the University of Guelph in Canada, said that<\/a> “cybersecurity is always challenging, but it\u2019s easier when employees are working in a known environment and we can monitor machines or path their systems if required. But at the moment, we don\u2019t have that flexibility. With so many employees paying less attention to data security, it\u2019s providing the right environment for cyber criminals to attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can organizations protect themselves? Education of all employees and individuals with access to the network should be a number one priority. Seven good cybersecurity practices include<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n