Security often gets deprioritized while a business is growing quickly, right up until an incident makes it unavoidable. A short, consistently applied checklist prevents most of the common, avoidable breaches.
Start with access control: multi-factor authentication on every account that supports it, and a habit of removing access promptly when someone leaves the team.
Keep software and dependencies patched on a schedule, not "whenever there's time." Most exploited vulnerabilities are ones a patch already existed for.
Back up critical data automatically, and actually test the restore process. A backup that has never been restored is not a reliable backup.
Finally, put a basic incident response plan in writing: who gets notified, what gets shut down first, and how customers get informed if something goes wrong. Having this decided in advance saves precious time during an actual incident.
Comments
Polard Girdet,
June 27, 2024Solid breakdown. The point about aligning tech decisions with business goals early on is something we learned the hard way.
Jacoline Juie,
June 28, 2024This lines up with what we saw after our own system migration, faster reporting and a lot fewer manual fixes. Good writeup.
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