Risk & Business Magazine General Insurance Services Spring 2020 | Page 27

CYBER RISKS
4. Download and install software updates
for your operating systems and applications
as they become available.
5. Make backup copies of important
business data and information.
6. Control physical access to your
computers and network components.
BY: NICOLE VAN DUYN, CLCS
BUSINESS RISK ADVISOR
GENERAL INSURANCE SERVICES
7. Secure your Wi-Fi networks. If you offer
free Wi-Fi to your guests make sure it is
secured as well or you could be putting
them at risk of a cyber attack
8. Require individual user accounts for
each employee.
9. Limit employee access to data and
information, and limit authority to install
software.
10. Regularly change passwords using a
phrase or sentence, not just one word. +
Nicole Van Duyn was raised in Crown Point, IN graduating from Crown Point High School and earning
a Bachelor’s degree from Purdue University Northwest’s Hospitality and Tourism Management Program.
She now resides in Hobart with her husband, Adam, and their pets, Finn and Louie. Prior to joining
GIS, Nicole has gained a background in hospitality, banking, as well as in the non-profit sector as a
Community Development Manager. She is a member of the Hobart Chamber of Commerce, Hobart
Kiwanis, Full Circle Young Professionals, Purdue Northwest Hospitality and Tourism Management
Advisory Board, and Secretary of the Merrillville Rotary Club. In her free time Nicole enjoys the beach,
day trips to Michigan with her husband and volunteering.
Striving to make every day
better for business.
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