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15 Elemental Cyber Defense Controls for MSMEs

CERT-In · cert-in.org.in Free Beginner India

CERT-In's own baseline for micro, small and medium businesses: install antivirus or endpoint protection, patch regularly, use multi-factor authentication, keep encrypted backups and report incidents to CERT-In within 6 hours of detection.

  • Report a cyber incident to CERT-In within 6 hours of detection.
  • Back up daily or weekly and keep encrypted copies.
  • Enable multi-factor authentication for all accounts.
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