Preventing Cyber Attacks

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Author: John M. Sadler

Loss control and risk management steps

The following risk management controls can help companies avoid losses due to cyber attacks such as viruses, hackers, Trojan horses, malware, denial of service, extortion, errors & ommissions in delivering tech services and, intellectual property violations:

• Firewalls


• Encryption


• Password protection


• Network security reviews


• Disaster recovery services


• Forensic services in response to security breaches


• Emergency loss containment


• Employee handbook provisions on Internet and email security


• Hacker vulnerability assessments


• Review of your content and use terms by an intellectual property attorney

Sources:

Identify Theft Coverage

The John Liner Letter, Vol. 43, No. 7, June 2006

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