Module 4 Entry

The cost and benefits can vary when developing cybersecurity programs within businesses. When talking about small businesses, these costs and benefits become more serious. Small businesses usually don’t have a lot of funds to spend. This limits the amount of resources and tools they can afford. When developing programs, funds are needed to purchase certain things. These programs are becoming more expensive because of the included development and advancements included. A benefit of these programs is that it protects the company’s data. This is important because a company files and data can be secured without the fear of getting leaked. For example, private wifi would be a benefit of a cybersecurity program within a business. Another benefit is your company will be up to date with the society. The society is steadily increasing and technology is becoming the basis, these programs will allow you to move within the tech-savvy society.  This will allow businesses to use the internet without worrying about documents, email, and other important information having the opportunity to be hacked. This leads into ways you can tell if your internet is safe. Using private wifi makes your internet and other servers unreachable by outsiders. Another way is to keep your computer softwares up to date. If you have a protection system within your computer, make sure it is updated to the latest version. This will make sure that newly discovered bugs are being fixed and may include new advances within the system. Firewalls would be a good option to install on your computer. It detects suspicious activity and denies or grants access to users. One of the most common mistakes people make is using passwords that are easily discovered. To protect yourself and your internet, use passwords that no one would guess, the password can include numbers, letters, and special characters.