Top 8 Ways to Be Prepared for a Cyberattack

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Our infrastructure is more fragile than we realize. Cyberattacks have happened more often than you think, but usually on a smaller scale that targeted companies specifically which are also known as data breaches.

But make no mistake, a data breach is absolutely a cyberattack. Cyberattacks are increasing every single year and in 2021, there were over 900 cyberattacks per week.

Per week.

Over 30,000 sites are hacked per day.

Per day.

Imagine someone using those cyberattacks to hack into banks or our water or electrical system or our supply chain. It’s a growing problem and concern.

Here’s how to be prepared for a cyberattack:

Prepare food and water as usual.

No matter what situation we’re talking about, food and water are still key. In addition, keep learning how to cook with your food storage and how to purify water.

Consider a faraday cage.

While a cyberattack doesn’t mean an EMP, it’s still a good idea to keep it in mind. Take a look at my post that talks all about Faraday cages.

Print all the things.

Oh boy do we rely on the internet incredibly too much these days. I mean, heck, you’re here reading this post right now, on the internet! There’s nothing wrong with going to the internet for answers, but once you find those answers, print the info you need! Recipes of all kinds, instructions, DIYs, patterns, etc. Print it. In addition, start looking into printing your pics. You don’t have to do this all at once, do it little by little, week by week, month by month.

Have cash on hand.

The exact amount is up to you, but when we’re talking cyberattack, we’re at the very least talking grid down in some way and we could even be talking about an attack on the financial institutes. Having some cash on hand will help us get by for a while. Depending on the length of the emergency, we could switch to trade and barter, but for a while, if you want to buy anything from a grocery store, you better have some cash to pay for it.

Find alternative methods of communication.

I have a great post about alternative communications. Choose a variety of options, not just one. Put them in your emergency disaster plan and make sure everyone knows when to use them and how to use them.

Consider alternative energy.

Whether it’s a folding solar panel, a solar generator or an entire home solar system, start looking into alternative energy. You could even consider wind or hydro depending on your area. I would say that gas or propane generators are also good places to start for alternative energy.

Look to the community.

Your community is going to be a huge asset to you in an emergency or disaster. I’m sure you’ve heard the stories, or have experienced them yourself, of communities coming together during times of tragedy or crisis. While there are always bad apples, in the end, the community will come together. We will help each other, stand by each other and do what we can for each other.

Again, there are always bad apples, but we can also rely on many of those in our community to trade or barter with, give advice to, help clear rubble, etc.

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Lastly, look into EMP Shield.

We installed EMP Shield to our solar system and we were glad we did. It was that extra peace of mind. It essentially acts as a surge protector, but for EMPs. And remember, an electrical surge could even come from a thunderstorm, not just an EMP. So having that shield would really help to keep the system going in the event of such surges.