HOW TO MAINTAIN LMS SECURITY IN A COMPANY?
By: Creativ Technologies
Tags: Data, Lms Software, Lms, Elearning Development, Servers

LMS security is an important concern before companies who don’t want somebody to access their private data. The hackers can make sure that the LMS does not operate normally and they can steal content too.

So, what are the ways a company can follow LMS Security?

Encryption

It’s one of the most important features of LMS security. With encryption, you can ensure that the LMS should make use of encryption while transferring data from a user’s computer. When a user wants to post something from the LMS to another social networking site, the data should be encoded properly.

Also, there should not be easy access allowed to an LMS’s file on the server through locks. The server of an LMS should be a dedicated server or a virtual private server in the company so that there is no problem of getting it hacked. If this is done, the users can install external applications on their PC’s knowing that the LMS won’t be accessed by such applications.

Data storage

It’s also important that the data of an LMS is secure. For this purpose, the LMS server should have a backup. When this is done, the LMS data can’t be corrupted even if the server gets infected by malware. The company could have a dedicated server for taking the backup of the LMS.

Blocking IP addresses

Every user of the LMS should only be able to access certain websites. Ask your network administrator to make sure that certain IP addresses are blocked from access. This makes sure that no one outside the company can access the LMS. However, sometimes the external parties might use an alternative IP address instead of the blocked address to access a system. This can happen when a virtual private network is used by the external party to access your computer so that the IP address is hidden and can be used to access the server.

Mobile security is also an important part of LMS security. It’s because since users can access LMS from anywhere, they should have antivirus software installed on their devices. The same goes for user’s computers where such software should be installed so that no hacker can install dangerous software like ransomware and malware such as Trojan viruses. Even phishing emails are blocked by such software.

2 step authentication

It’s a mystery actually that how someone accessing an LMS can lead to its server getting hacked. It’s when the users’ passwords are accessed through his computer. Every computer’s browser has a cache and when it’s infected with malware such cache can be accessed to steal the passwords. Another way is when the hackers access a user’s system and use algorithms to crack the password to the LMS. The users should not be able to access the LMS server without a password but when they can’t remember it, more than 3 attempts at logging in should not be allowed. The best way is to give the users an OTP so that they can only access the LMS when they can enter it. This can prevent any anonymous person from signing in to the LMS. You can also make sure that the users are not able to access the LMS without answering a security question or by confirming a link sent to their email.

Also, the LMS must make sure that the passwords of the users are set carefully with a proper combination of small case letters, uppercase letters, symbols and numbers. The users can also be allowed to sign up only when they use the captcha so you know that a bot is accessing the system which can infect it with a virus. You can also forbid employees from using USB drives or CDs on their PC’s which can be infected with malware. They must be scanned for any presence of viruses.

Ensure proper copyright

This is a good way to prevent someone else from accessing your content. Make sure all your videos contain your logo which can be easily done through software such as Adobe Photoshop. So if someone accesses and tries to use the video, it still belongs to you. Watermarks can also be included on documents as a form of copyright.

So, this is how LMS security can be implemented in a company.

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