10 Tips for Cybersecurity

Protect Your Business

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has created the Small Business Cyber Planner 2.0, a free, online cybersecurity planning guide to help small businesses create a customized security program and protect themselves against cyberattacks. The FCC also offers these tips for improving cybersecurity:

1. Establish security practices and policies and train employees to follow them.
2. Protect information, computers and networks from cyberattacks.
3. Create and use Internet firewall protections.
4. Create and implement a cybersecurity plan for all mobile devices.
5. Back-up important data, documents and information.
6. Control physical access to your computers and create user accounts for each employee.
7. Secure your Wi-Fi networks.
8. Create security procedures for your payment systems and payment cards.
9. Limit employee access to data and information and limit authority to install software.
10. Create and use challenging passwords. Then, change them often!

The FCC Cybersecurity Hub for Small Businesses offers a variety of other tips, tools and resources