Awareness Day Three: Data Security
Awareness Day Three:
Data Security is about protecting data from unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration or destruction.
Strategies for data security:
- Encryption: NCSC Protection data at rest and in transit
- Access Control: NCSC Identity and Access Management
- Regular Updates and Patching: The importance of software updates (PaperCut vulnerability and Rhysida ransomware), Be Cyber Aware: Why regular software updates are important
- Employee Training: Data Protection and Cyber Security (Inset Day) Training Ideas
- Security Policies: NCSC Use policies to authorise requests
- Backup and recovery: NCSC Small Business: Response and Recovery
- Security Audits: NCSC Continuously test your security
- Incident Response Plan: document What to do immediately after a Cyber Attack (58 KB)
- Physical Security: document DPE Model Physical Security Policy (179 KB) , Keeping your IT systems safe and secure,
Review our Information and Cyber Security Best Practice Area.