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SME webinar on cybersecurity

In this session, recorded 18 November 2021, we looked at Cybersecurity including today’s threat landscape, understanding the critical importance of gaining an objective view of your business’ technology and data setup, how SMEs with limited budget and staff put robust security and defences in place, and including best practice for business.

18 Nov 2021, 2 min read

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Our monthly broadcast will help support you through the next phase, giving you expert insight and intelligence to continue adapting, and providing the guidance you need to restart and boost your business and build resilience for the new normal.

Speakers:

  • Deborah Fraser, Director of Regions, SMEs, Events and Partnerships, CBI
  • Michala Hart, Director of Security, UK & Enterprise, BT
  • Patrick Gahan, Managing Director, Camwey Technology
  • Jack S, National Cybersecurity Centre

In this session, we explored Cybersecurity covering how SMEs can defend against the main forms of cyber-attacks and the importance of Endpoint protection, detection and response.

Key takeaways:

  • ‘when not if’
  • UK Businesses are hit by a cyber-attack every 45 seconds.
  • There has been a 50% increase in malware attacks in the past 12 months.
  • Leading cause of business vulnerability is people, users are a weak link as security can be circumvented so it is important to provide your employees with security training.
  • Ways to protect your business: patching, password management, and multi-verification system.
  • Do not be afraid to ask- it is important to build a culture that allows colleagues to report cyber scares and attacks.
  • What to do if your business is attacked:
    • Legal aspect (report to action fraud)
    • Report to National Cyber Security Centre (provide a 24-hour support service)
    • Regulatory compliance- report to that data commission
    • Mitigation steps through business continuity coverage.
    • Understand what went wrong and lessons to learn from.
    • Aquire an additional budget to protect and secure your business moving forward.

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