If You're Connected, Get Protected

In the first of four articles for Cybersecurity Awareness Month (October), FTI Cybersecurity presents essential best practices for protecting your connected devices.

Internet-connected devices, programs, and apps are ubiquitous in today's world. Mobile phones, voice-activated speakers, and even smart thermostats all provide conveniences to our daily lives. But all that convenience comes with a price: It creates opportunities for hackers and malicious actors - whether experienced or not - to break into your devices without your even knowing it. Once inside, they can feast on data and information that puts your security, and by extension, your company's security, at risk.

In 2020, we are facing an unprecedented level of cyber vulnerabilities as our lives are powered by the Internet more than ever. We're on our desktop computers and laptops to engage in video teleconferencing. We're responding to email on our mobile phones late into the evening. By extension, our