You already have your 2023 business plans in place (I hope!) but here are three tech resolutions to increase your business success in 2023.
1. Improve Your CyberSecurity Practices
Make 2023 the year you prioritize cybersecurity with a comprehensive review of your processes, procedures, and technologies in place to protect your data and technology infrastructure. From training your employees about the importance of good cybersecurity practices to investing in robust security platforms, taking proactive steps to secure your business can help protect you from cyberattacks.
Remember: the bad guys constantly improve their attack tactics!
Annual or semiannual cyber security trainings for your team are excellent means of bettering your organization’s overall practice. According to Verizon’s 2022 Data Breaches Investigations Report, a dramatic 82% of data breaches had some sort of human element. If your employees know about cybersecurity and buy into creating a secure culture at work, then you as the business will be less vulnerable. Train them on topics such as the importance of password security, different types of cyber-attacks, and how to safeguard sensitive company and customer information.
2. Utilize A Managed Services Provider (MSP)
At one point, companies had in-house IT departments to manage all technology-related matters, but this no longer bodes well in terms of efficiency or affordability.
- MSPs have a team of experts who are knowledgeable about a variety of topics related to technology. This allows them to take care of everything on the technology side of your business so you can focus more on other areas, such as boosting sales and pleasing customers.
- MSPs will work non-stop to get your business back up and running if you experience power outages or natural disasters.
- MSPs will back up your data in the event of a disaster. However, only great MSPs will also backup your cloud data!
The best way to protect your business from a cyber-attack is by hiring an MSP. With regular monitoring of your network security and updated patches, you can rest assured that hackers will not be able to get their hands on your sensitive information.
Hiring an MSP is crucial to the safety of your business.
3. Implement Artificial Intelligence Into Your Business
If you haven’t already, it’s time to start preparing for the AI boom in 2023. The uses and benefits of AI are only going to grow bigger and better this year. So what do you need to do to get ahead of the curve? Keep reading to find out.
You can implement an AI chatbot on your website to provide personalized conversation and help your customer with their questions or needs. A great chatbot will help your potential customers as much as a human can for the first few questions.
Some AI software can track customers as they browse your website, giving them product suggestions to improve your sales.
AI can also improve your writing: Artificial intelligence can help you create more engaging content, or rewrite articles you wrote to select the right keywords for best search engine optimization (SEO).
New Year’s is the perfect time for a refresh. If you don’t know where to start, look no further! This list provides excellent tech resolutions that will help your business thrive and protect it against cybersecurity risks.
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