The economic crisis caused by the pandemic has made it difficult to own a company's owner or manager. Especially for small businesses , because when there are crises, they are the hardest hit, after all, with 30% of the country's gross domestic product , small businesses represent a large portion of the Brazilian economy, reinforcing the importance of the class.
The scenario of uncertainty and difficulties is reflected directly on tool hiring decisions that do not generate “profit” to the company. If this one of the cyber security .
Digital security is still seen as perfumery by most small and medium -sized companies, at least until they suffer an attack . Therefore, with an unfavorable economic scenario, the last thing that will be concerned is to protect themselves from something uncertain to happen.
But it is wrong to think that way. Avoiding cyber attacks can directly interfere with the company's revenue, taking into account the costs to repair, or the considerable loss of customer confidence when reported from the attack. Even LGPD will soon apply fines if companies in Brazil do not take steps to comply with the principles of security and prevention , as required by law.
Reinforcing the picture in the country, until September last year, there were over 3.4 billion cyber attacks in Brazil . Numbers that can multiply by 2021.
Old or ignorant myths and thoughts on the topic are numerous, so I decided to unmask the main myths on Cyber Safety in SMEs , which you will see in the next lines.
1 - Only large organizations suffer cyber attacks
It's myth!
The first of them, I believe is the most worrying. It is very wrong to think that only large companies are targets of hackers. Of course, the media reports only security violations of governments and large corporate entities, but simply because it has more visualization and engagement. However, small businesses suffer cyber attacks daily, and attacks are based on their financial capacity.
Another important factor that deserves to be mentioned is that small businesses usually have less protection, and become easier targets for digital criminals .
According to the 2020 data breach cost report , sponsored by IBM Security and conducted by the Ponemon Institute, data violation costs an average of R $ 5.88 million for companies in Brazil .
"Smaller" targets tend to be more fragile in hacker view, so keeping small and medium -sized companies on the internet is important yes .
2º - After a cyber attack, it is possible to recover quickly, with little time of inactivity
Another myth in the business environment, especially small and medium -sized companies.
A cyber attack can result in a massive interruption in any large or small business. Inactivity time will depend on the type of attack and company prevention policies. In addition, the time to solve may depend on the professionals responsible for recovering the data or information affected by the attack. With backup tools for example, this time may be shorter.
I have not found concrete number about the average time that a company takes to recover from a cyber attack, after all, this time is dependent on many factors. The Supreme Court for example took a few days to reestablish its activities .
In some cases, the recovery time will be even paid the redemption of the kidnapped data for example. Cases where there is no data backup and what remains is to pay digital criminals to have your business running again.
Therefore, do not expect that in case of violation of the company's internet security, only a scanning of antivirus will solve.
3rd - Cyber security costs expensive
Perhaps 10 years ago cyber security was considered a high cost. Because there are few alternatives for this purpose and mostly the targets are large companies, the solutions to inhibit the attacks were quite complex and required a high technical and financial investment.
However, there are currently several tools designed for cyber security in companies. To think that the cost of a basic security is high, it is a myth . Solutions and tools are adapted to business needs and size.
Among the basic internet security tools for companies are:
- Backup
- Antivirus
- firewall
- Internet access control
- Business VPN
Each solution has adaptable and specific values according to the use of the company. Also, according to the size of the company, some higher cost tools are expendable for the complexity of the network being lower.
In the article how much does a basic data security cost in the company? You can see more information about each solution, and of course the prices.
4º - The responsibility of the company's internet security is only the IT professional
For a company to use technology to its advantage, solid IT systems are required and always available for generation of brand revenue, reputation and value. But, as clear as, so that the safety of IT systems is well executed, leaders need to support IT sector decisions and suggestions , having 50 or 50,000 employees connected to the company.
So another myth!
There is no point in a manager or owner to determine that the responsibility of the company's internet security is only the IT professional, if, in this case, the manager did not give him financial support or organization of IT infrastructure.
It is, of course, to identify the needs for effective data security in the IT professional, and present them to the management when there is a need for approval for implementation.
In the same way it fits the opposite. Even if the manager identifies a necessity, if the Ti professional vetoes or does little if, the company's digital security may be compromised.
What is the conclusion?
The lesson is simple : the digital safety of small and medium -sized companies should be taken seriously by all managers and professionals involved, and can cause major financial damage, infrastructure, operation and reputation towards its customers.
We know that SMEs have many challenges . They face continuous pressure to grow and are doing this, implementing qualified and larger labor forces. But reinforcing cyber security may be worthwhile.
The information generated by small businesses may be the decisive factor of its growth and competitiveness in the market. When in use connected to the internet, this data need to be protected and for this reason there are so many internet security systems and tools. With that in mind, we created the Internet Security Guide for companies , which has numerous extremely useful information on the topic, as well as free download tools and materials.
Regardless of the size of your company, keep safe and protected on the internet.
Until later!
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