Pub. 4 2015 Issue 1

Bluesheet SECURITY OFFICER’S BY-WORD kbs bank solutions Best Practices for Safe Computing Imagine attempting to retrieve an Excel file you maintain only to discover the file is now encrypted. To make matters worse, you receive a ransom note demanding payment for the encryption key, which is your only option to retrieve your work. The hackers are also threatening that with every passing hour, the ransom increases. Without payment, your data is lost. This is a real scenario being faced by many companies right now. Even with the most sophisticated software for detecting and pre - venting computer virus intrusions and with countless experts focused on this risk, the virus is often able to by-pass security and embed itself into corporate networks. This happens because new computer viruses are continuously being created; leaving a constant gap between the time a new virus is identified until the anti-virus software vendors develop methods for detection and prevention. Hackers are constantly fighting to expand that gap while security software vendors are constantly trying to narrow it. Often the companies that face this virus infiltration ultimately recover all files as a result of good back up procedures. However, a significant amount of IT resources are spent in restoring files. Your employees operating inside your Bank’s network are the first, and best, line of defense against such virus intrusion. Gain access to enhanced kbs content. https://kbsforbanks.wufoo.com/forms/kbs By-word by email Employees observing best practices for safe computing can significantly lower the risk of infection and help protect the bank’s network. Safe computing practices include a combi - nation of how the bank physically or technically protects the network by using software and security settings, and also by the actions bank staff take. Both are required to really make a difference. Following are a few of the best practices bank staff and bank IT personnel should observe to provide the safest computing possible: