What’s the Worst That Could Happen?

We don’t want to scare you, but viruses are the least of your concern. Human error accounts for far more damage to small businesses. Let’s look at one specific threat: Phishing.

In recent years, over 65% of U.S. organizations experienced a successful phishing attack. But what exactly happens when an organization experiences a breach, and how could it impact YOU?

Lost Data & Ransomware

Cyber criminals are running a business, and their goal is to make a profit out of manipulating unsuspecting victims. Many phishing attacks aim to infect your network with ransomware, which locks your files and demands payment. The worst part? Even when paid, criminals have been known to delete the data anyway.

Financial Losses

There is only a financial impact if the attack involves ransomware, right? Wrong. With more regulations built to protect consumers, even when a ransom isn’t involved, the remediation costs can put a serious financial strain on any organization. That could mean layoffs, cutbacks, and even closed doors.

Reputation Damage

Businesses pride themselves on their positive reputation in their community. What happens when you lose that trust? People do business with companies they trust. When you break this trust by compromising their data, building back long-lasting relationships and repeat customers can take years.

How Can We Help You?

We recommend annual Security Risk Assessments (SRAs) to identify the risks to your business. Then we suggest creating remediation plans for each identified risk. Finally, we help you implement the plan that mitigates the risk, or perhaps removes it entirely.

Of course, it is possible to do this yourself by searching Google for SRAs, cobbling together documents, and watching YouTube videos. But a DIY approach is a substantial investment of your time — you could spend dozens of hours every year. Your time is too valuable for that.

We have a full-featured risk management system that provides all the tools, training, and expertise to develop a dependable security posture. We can assist you in your SRA, develop your remediation plans, and implement them for you.

We also provide AI-driven phishing filter systems and comprehensive end-user training to help your staff understand and identify threats before they click.

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