Alongside essential cyber security controls, small businesses need to be ready to cope and deal with a potential cyber incident.
When something of this nature happens, it can be difficult to know how to react. The best way you can limit the impact of a cyber breach is to prepare.
What is a cyber incident? The NCSC defines a cyber incident as unauthorised access (or attempted access) to an organisation’s IT systems. These may be malicious attacks, such as denial of service attacks, malware infection, ransomware or phishing attacks, or could be accidental incidents, such as damage from fire, flood, or theft. |
To help businesses get back on their feet following an incident, NCSC has published the Small Business Guide: Response & Recovery. In this article, the CBI will look at the first of five steps you can take to prepare your business.
Step 1: prepare for incidents
It is impractical to develop detailed instructions to manage every type of incident  since the list could be endless, so develop plans to handle those inci
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