Four Tech Resolutions for 2014!

It’s that time again. Time to promise to get organized, get in shape, become more fiscally responsible—you know the drill. They seem simple enough to make and simple enough to execute, yet many of our New Years resolutions tend to fall to the wayside come February.

We’re not implying that your gym membership is a waste of money or that your new filing system is really just an elaborate trashcan, just encouraging you to create a resolution that is crucial to your personal life and professional success: Keeping your data secure.

Like the goal of losing five pounds, keeping your data secure is easier said than done. However, if you have the right tools and practices in place, you should be able to see this resolution though for the entire New Year (without breaking a sweat!).

Here are four quick tips to help you achieve your New Years Resolution and keep your data safe in 2014:

1. Use strong and multiple passwords.It’s the first step of keeping data secure, yet many people are still using common passwords, writing down passwords, or using the same password for every account. Don’t let a clever hacker with some social engineering skills get the best of you—or those within your company—make sure to use a combination of letters, number, and symbols; avoid meaningful words or numbers; and make sure policies are put in place to encourage those in your organization to do the same.
2. Plan for personal devices.Trying to limit which devices an end-user can use actually undermines corporate security. Too often, those sneaky folks will find stealth workarounds that include accessing corporate information using their unsecure iPhones or Android phones, using cloud-based file sharing with little or no security, or simply downloading information onto their personal laptops.Moka5 allows IT managers to configure data security in the way the best meets their organization’s unique requirements while still allowing for personal devices to be used as part of BYO programs. M5 is architected to provide secure data storage from anywhere, at any time, on any device. Because M5 encrypts data at the device level, enterprises can choose to use public cloud storage or their own datacenter. Either way, because only encrypted information is transmitted, all communication remains secure—even when using personal devices.
3. Plan for mobile.
   
   The number of computing devices being carried into the enterprise daily is increasing at such velocity that IT can no longer effectively track exactly who or what is accessing corporate data and where it’s being stored off the network. As a result, when it comes to keeping corporate data secure, the need for a comprehensive cybersecurity plan to meet the needs of all these devices has never been more critical.M5 for simplified cybersecurity provides a secure desktop container in which runs a fully configured, managed, and encrypted corporate desktop. Because Moka5 assumes the host is not trustworthy, it’s architected to keep out malware and viruses that may reside on that host. In addition, M5 enables secure access to corporate data across multiple devices regardless of network. Whether using public Internet or private VPN all browser sessions and data are fully encrypted ensuring all transactions remain secure.Moka5 also helps the end-user keep their data secure by isolating corporate data and applications from personal—which also helps minimize corporate data leakage.
4. Back it up.From computers to smartphones, the devices that we’ve come to rely on aren’t perfect. Files become corrupt, motherboards malfunction, CPUs call it quits. When it comes to keeping your data safe, backing up your data is essential.When it comes to larger issues, such as the case of a malware infection, it can take many hours for an IT administrator to back up user data and re-install the OS image, and finally restore the user data. With Moka5’s rejuvenate function; users can do all of this in a matter of minutes by deleting the compromised LivePC layer.Sure, your physical and financial health is important, but when it comes to making resolutions in today’s age of technology, data security is something to seriously consider.

What business and technology-related resolutions are on the top of your list this year? Leave them as a comment below. We can promise to hold you accountable, but we are interested to see how data security ranks with your organization.

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