Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Practical Tips for Ransomware, VPN and Account Security
Summary
Huntress shares practical cybersecurity advice, including ransomware precautions, VPN protections, Mac security, and basic habits such as using unique passwords, enabling MFA, and recognizing scams.
Key points
- The article recommends keeping devices and applications updated, checking suspicious email links and attachments, and ensuring endpoint protection features are enabled to help reduce ransomware risk.
- It advises enabling MFA on VPN accounts, patching VPNs, retaining VPN logs, and regularly reviewing access controls for remote tools.
- The author warns that macOS devices can face malware and spyware threats and recommends using endpoint detection and response built for macOS.
- The article emphasizes security basics such as unique passwords stored in a password manager, MFA, and caution when sharing personal information over the phone.
- It says gift-card payment requests are a scam warning sign and advises ending the interaction.
Article Details
- Topic
- Practical cybersecurity awareness and defensive tips covering ransomware, VPN security, Mac threats, and basic security practices.