1. Imagine if you couldn’t access your computer systems or data. It could lead to an existential threat. Unfortunately, many companies have already gone bankrupt after cyber attacks (e.g. Bicycle manufacturer Prophete, KNP Logistics, Financial services company Travelex, Cloud Nordic, window manufacturer Swiss Windows).
2. That’s why prevention is necessary. One key element of required measures: Cybersecurity awareness training. It can help your small business withstand cyber risks.
3. As a small business, you interact daily with your team, customers, potential customers, vendors, government agencies, and many other stakeholders. Organizations don’t operate in bubbles.
4. To build and maintain these relationships, digital communication channels are essential. We can’t avoid using the internet or email; it’s a business necessity to stay connected and reachable.
5. While these tools are useful, they leave your business exposed and vulnerable. That’s because malicious actors also use these channels for their fraud attempts.
6. As long as humans use computers and apps, we are targets because every good hacker knows it’s easier to hack humans than systems. This fact is underscored by the FBI Internet Crime Report, which states that fraud attempts via email (phishing) are the top crime type.
7. In other words, cyber risks are unavoidable. The good news is that it’s a risk you can do something about.