Think Cyber Secure

In talking with small businesses or startups on Cybersecurity, the conversation often leads to the statement, "that's nice, but we're too small to be a target."

What they don't realize is that this statement isn't necessarily true anymore. 

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It's often thought that good Cybersecurity is out of reach until your startup or business reaches a certain point because good Cybersecurity means a healthy budget. 

While a budget is necessary, you can do lots to secure your business right from the beginning that doesn't require much of a budget at all. 

Here are 5 Cybersecurity activities you can do without much of a budget.

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When we talk to people about cybersecurity, the conversation immediately goes to the sophisticated attacks that dominate the news. 

While these are indeed dangerous attacks, focusing on attacks like these takes focus away from the more common cyber attacks that a small business will likely see. 

There are many other simple and straightforward cyber attacks and cyber risks that are still the weakest links for most businesses. These more straightforward risks are what make up the 5 top cybersecurity risks.

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We've seen many organizations that are focused on the ideal picture of Cybersecurity.

They believe that if they cannot achieve perfect or near-perfect Cybersecurity in their business, they shouldn't do anything until conditions are right to achieve their ideal vision.

However, good Cybersecurity isn't something that you can achieve overnight. That, coupled with the fact that Cybersecurity is continually changing and evolving, waiting until the time is right can be a very discouraging view. It takes consistent work from everyone in the business, adapting as things change over time.

So, how can you keep moving your Cybersecurity forward when it seems like an impossible task?

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We talk to many people who see the news headlines and want to improve their businesses' cybersecurity.

However, they struggle with what to do and where to begin.

They see all the tools they can buy and the threats out there and wonder how it all fits together or feel that it's too expensive. Often, this leads to choosing the "do nothing" option.

Though getting started and building a plan aren't all that hard! Like anything, it just takes a little effort. 

The best part? You don't have to go it alone or guess at what you need to do. There are frameworks and guidelines out there that can help.  

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Check out the NIST Cybersecurity Framework Here: https://www.nist.gov/cyberframework/framework

When businesses ask us to help them with their cybersecurity, we go through an initial assessment to see where they're at.

There's one thing that we always ask about that's critical to their cybersecurity, and often than not, it hasn't been done.

It's your business's cyber asset inventory. A cyber asset inventory is a list of your business's physical technology and software assets, data assets, and data flows, along with how critical each piece is to your business. 

Inventorying is critical because, as an old saying goes, "You can't secure what you don't know you have." 

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It's all well and good to say that you need to foster a cybersecurity culture.

But how exactly do you do it? At first glance, something like a safety culture seems a lot easier. Everyone can relate and picture what the steps are to achieve that goal.

Cybersecurity, on the other hand, usually evokes a shrug. The path to success isn't as straightforward.

How can you build an influential cybersecurity culture in your business that everyone can get behind?

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Startups are increasingly disrupting industries worldwide, using the Internet and technology to do it at the core of their business. 

In chasing the dream of becoming the next unicorn, entrepreneurs and startups commonly ignore their businesses' cybersecurity and instead focus solely on growth.

In doing this, they're not only risking their chances of becoming the next unicorn but taking the chance of losing the business entirely.

Spending some time on cybersecurity and a cyber-secure culture in the early stages can pay dividends back in the not so distant future.

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One thing that always seems to get overlooked is your business's social media profiles.

Social media has become an essential part of your business's brand and maybe even how some consumers solely view and interact with you.

Though, have you ever thought about how it could impact your brand and reputation if someone got ahold of your social media accounts?

Unfortunately, this isn't only a theory anymore, as it has happened to some brands already.

In this episode, we cover some best practices to protect your business’s social media accounts from cyber threats.

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At this point, you've heard it enough. 2020 was a struggle in many ways. The best part about 2020 is that the countdown to 2021 is on.

Though, if you're expecting to start planning your year in January after day one has passed, you're already behind the ball.

Now is the time to start planning so that you can hit the ground running in January. If you don't, you're going to be using up valuable goal-achieving time figuring out what goals you want to achieve. At the same time, your competition will be well ahead of you.

With less than 30 days left until 2021 arrives, what strategies can you add to your goals to move the needle forward on your business's cybersecurity in 2021?

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