{"id":19728,"date":"2022-05-03T09:28:09","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T13:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.foundationsoft.com\/?page_id=19728"},"modified":"2025-09-22T08:17:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T12:17:09","slug":"it-security-guide-foundation-hosted","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.foundationsoft.com\/it-security-guide-foundation-hosted\/","title":{"rendered":"The IT Security Guide \u2014 FOUNDATION Hosted"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/span>Protect Yourself, Your Employees and Your Business with These IT Tips<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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With cyberattacks on the rise, the average construction business is in need of a security upgrade to avoid falling victim to a costly attack. According to IBM, the average cost of a data breach in the United States was $9.05 million in 2021. With ransomware attacks becoming increasingly widespread, it’s important to take steps now to make sure your most sensitive data is secure.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

The FOUNDATION® Hosted IT Datasheet provides some tips and procedures you can implement today to help protect your company and data from cyberattacks.<\/p><\/div>

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<\/span>The beginners guide for basic IT Security:<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/span>Have strong passwords<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Key aspects of a strong password: length, mix of upper and lower letters, numbers and symbols – for example, a1B!c2D@e3F#<\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Use a password management solution – these programs will store long, unique passwords for online accounts<\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/span>Have backups of all key
data and information to
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Perform off site backups at least
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Test backups to validate you can recover your data in the event of an emergency<\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Review backups to ensure the data you are backing up is relevant and add new sources of data as requirements change<\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/span>Good message hygiene<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Set up anti-spam and malware rules to block malicious emails<\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Configure multi-layered detection (multiple levels of security examination) to prevent various spam, malware and more<\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Use email warning tags to raise awareness in identifying suspicious email<\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/span>Endpoint protection<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Implement this security application to protect business endpoints such as laptops, servers or anything that connects to the internet to stop users from running malicious programs<\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/span>Set up security awareness
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Train employees on how to identify and report activity — see something say something mentality<\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/span>Physical security<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Encrypt laptops for protection<\/span>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Take your protection a step further by following recommendations and best practices from a security framework that works best for your business. Some examples include:<\/p><\/div>