3 . INTRODUCE REGULAR SECURITY TRAINING DATA BREACHES OR MALWARE ATTACKS CAN BE THE RESULT OF HUMAN ERROR . SOPHISTICATED CYBERCRIMINALS GAIN ACCESS TO YOUR SYSTEMS OR DATA THROUGH SOCIAL ENGINEERING TECHNIQUES THAT EXPLOIT EMPLOYEES ’ FEAR , IGNORANCE , OR NEGLIGENCE . IT ’ S THUS IMPERATIVE TO REGULARLY TRAIN EMPLOYEES IN CLOUD SECURITY RISKS AND BEST PRACTICES . EDUCATING USERS ABOUT PHISHING SCAMS , DATA PRIVACY , AND SECURE CLOUD USAGE GOES A LONG WAY IN MITIGATING THE RISK OF HUMAN ERROR LEADING TO SECURITY INCIDENTS .
4 . IMPLEMENT MULTIFACTOR AUTHENTICATION MOST DATA BREACHES OCCUR BECAUSE OF A CYBERCRIMINAL GETTING THEIR HANDS ON USER CREDENTIALS TO ACCESS SYSTEMS VIA THE CLOUD . THE MAJORITY OF THESE ATTACKS CAN BE STOPPED WITH MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION ( MFA ). WITH MFA , USERS USE A ONE-TIME PASSWORD OR PIN EMAILED OR TEXTED TO THEM WHEN THEY WANT TO ACCESS A SYSTEM . OR THEY COULD USE AN APP LIKE GOOGLE AUTHENTICATOR OR A HARDWARE TOKEN TO GENERATE A CODE .
5 . PLAN FOR THE WORST PREPARE YOURSELF TO BOUNCE BACK QUICKLY IF THE WORST HAPPENS . ENSURE THAT YOU REGULARLY BACK UP ANY DATA YOU STORE IN THE CLOUD OR ON LOCAL DEVICES . BEST PRACTICE IS TO CREATE THREE COPIES — TWO ONSITE , ONE OFFSITE — TO ENSURE THE BUSINESS CAN RECOVER FROM AN ATTACK . ALSO DEVELOP AND REGULARLY TEST AN INCIDENT RESPONSE PLAN SPECIFIC TO CLOUD SECURITY INCIDENTS . THIS PLAN SHOULD OUTLINE STEPS FOR IDENTIFYING , CONTAINING , AND MITIGATING THE IMPACT OF SECURITY BREACHES IN THE CLOUD ENVIRONMENT .