Many are the people who think that cyberattacks or electronic crimes in vacation rentals are not common or do not happen, but we have news for you, they are totally wrong. Since before the pandemic and more now that everything is digitized or intelligently managed by contactless technology, cyberattacks or electronic fraud are the daily bread in all types of small and large companies and that includes companies dedicated to the management of homes or vacation rentals.
But what kind of cyber attacks can I suffer as a vacation rental company?
Many, not only you, but also your future guests. In previous posts we told you what kind of cyber crimes you could suffer, click here, and find out in detail. Among those named were frauds with online payments, blockages of payment systems, among others that would put you or your guest in trouble. That is why this time we want to bring you some tips that will help you as a company to protect your business from unscrupulous criminals, who take advantage of any minute detail or failure to harm another.
Among the measures to take into account, we mention:
1.-Control the activity of your computer. You should be suspicious if you detect excessive network traffic or high resource consumption. Activate the alarms if your email becomes a sender of spam or you receive large amounts of junk mail.
2.-Evaluate the risks of your company. Perform an audit to find out your vulnerabilities and evaluate the lack of protection of your business against cybercriminals.
3.-Install antivirus and firewall. In addition to these tools, it is advisable to install access detection systems, such as the Intrusion Detection System (IDS) and the Intrusion Protection System (IPS), which filter the inputs and outputs to detect malicious access.
4.-Review the threat reports. Review periodic threat reports to see if your business is experiencing excess exposure to attacks. Be wary of the increase in connection requests stopped by the firewall and coming from the same address.
5.-Awareness to your employees. Encourage your workers to use their tools safely and report any suspicions to the IT security officer.
6.-Control access to information. The fewer people who know or have access to your sensitive information, the lower the possibility of leaks.
7.-Do not neglect your passwords. Pay particular attention to creating complex passwords and establish a renewal protocol to change them every three to six months.
8.-Make backup copies. Permanent backups are the best tools to recover from any cyberattack. Use different media to archive backups: both in the cloud and on external hard drives.
9.-Update the software of your devices. All devices and applications are susceptible to vulnerabilities, so manufacturers take advantage of updates to correct these flaws. So, don’t forget to activate automatic software updates on all devices.
10.-Report any type of cyber attack. And if the attack constitutes an infringement of information technologies, do not hesitate to report it to a judicial authority.
If you want more advice of this type, do not hesitate to visit our blog here, in which we will give you more tips on how to protect your company from possible attacks or damage.
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