Cybersecurity for Small Businesses

 Hi Everyone ツ,

This is my final blog of the semester and year!!!, I am going to talk about cybersecurity for small businesses. 

Cybersecurity is important for small businesses. Certain factors can help small businesses not get caught within a cyber attack and have their data leaked. 

10 Crucial Cyber Security Tips for Small Businesses

More common steps for small businesses to protect their cybersecurity is having strong, unique passwords.Another basic one is having a two factor authentication,  for example, when you log into your email , a message also gets sent to your phone in order to authenticate it was you logging in. 

Slightly more advanced ways to protect cybersecurity is always ensuring your device is up to date because hackers can hack into older versions of softwares. 

If the small business is a non for profit or something to do with investing money, to make aware to the customers about phishing scams that could be floating around the area. By informing not to click on suspicious links from a number that is not the businesses, it will help build good representation and reliable insights for the small business 

National Cyber Security CentrePhishing: Spot and report scam emails ...

Smaller businesses could also invest in anti virus programmes such as Norton 360 and McAfee protection to keep the business and customers safe when using the small businesses website. 

Small businesses can also protect their data by investing in cybersecurity insurances. They are designed to protect small businesses from financial losses due to cyberattacks, data breaches, and other online threats. It can covers costs, including data recovery, legal fees, customer notifications, and even ransom payments in case of a ransomware attack. This is a good idea for smaller businesses and is recommended. 

Cyber Insurance Stats: 64% of businesses unfamiliar with coverage | AdvisorSmith

That is all now for my blogs

- Sarah