With increased Russian threat, here’s how to update your cyber crisis playbook

President Joe Biden has issued a warning for business leaders: “The magnitude of Russia’s cyber capacity is fairly consequential and it’s coming.”

But for many organizations, it may already be too late.

Security experts have warned that hackers could already have established backdoor access to important systems and are just biding their time before taking action. With Biden’s latest warning to business leaders, the looming threat of a cyberattack really does become a question of “if”, not “when.”

CNN reported:

The administration is recommending several steps to help private sector partners prevent against cyber attacks, including using multi-factor authentication, consulting with cyber security professionals to make sure systems are protected against all known vulnerabilities, changing passwords across networks to prevent stolen credentials from being used, backing up and encrypting data and educating employees on cyber security.

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