In this article, I'll explain why managing the online risks to your key information assets is vital for your small business. I'll give you the hard facts, explain the options and give you a simple risk framework to apply to your business.

I explain the online risks that every small business must understand, the types of cyber-attacks that we're seeing right now, the business sectors that are most exposed, and how GDPR, the EU's data protection law has increased the obligations of all.

In this article, I explain why your small business should be worried by cyber risk, what cyber risk is, the sources of cyber risk, and the findings of a 2022 Hiscox Report on Cyber Readiness.

Small Business Owners can discover a simple 5-Step Strategy to manage cyber risk, learn the technology controls essential for internet risk and create their First Cyber Survival Plan, in the next 30 days without cybersecurity expertise.

 In this article, I list 10 tips that will help small businesses improve their cyber resilience, ensure their data is safe and retain the trust of their stakeholders.

I will soon release free cyber risk management video training for small businesses. In this article, I set out what the training will cover, why I am doing it, why it could be important for you and how you can get free access. 

The final myth in the series says "We won’t need to provide evidence of our cybersecurity.” In this article, I reveal the truth which is that small businesses will increasingly need to provide evidence of their cybersecurity in the future.

This myth says that small businesses don't have time to manage cybersecurity. The truth is that implementing basic cybersecurity measures doesn't need to be time-consuming, even for the smallest company.

The Myth says that cybersecurity is too complicated for small businesses. The truth is that the basic technology controls, people training, and governance structures are not complicated.

Myth number four says: Cybersecurity is just a technology issue. This is a deeply rooted myth in the thinking of a lot of small business owners. I explain why it is a dangerous myth.

"We're not responsible for cybersecurity". Small business owners cite a lack of familiarity and concerns that they are not well equipped to deal with cyber risk management, as reasons to avoid responsibility.

The Myth says: "No cybersecurity incidents means we've no problems". This is a commonly held understandable view among small business owners that leads to a belief that they really don't have a problem.

Welcome to Surviving Cyber, a website and online education course designed to help small business owners in Ireland and the United Kingdom prepare their Pathway to Peace of mind from cyber risk.   

Cybersecurity has never been more important as the threat from cybercriminals increases year-on-year. Businesses need to ensure they are cyber resilient in 2021 and ensure that they are getting guidance from a reputable source.

Most people probably think of the IT Department when cybersecurity is mentioned. Following the publicity surrounding the global cyber incidents of 2017 and the massive data breaches of 2018, you’d be forgiven for thinking that.

A key step in the efforts of SMEs to become cyber resilient in 2021 is to ensure that they have considered all areas of cyber risk in the business. A straightforward checklist will help identify and document the risks that exist in your organisation.

This document is based on the results of a survey/interview carried out by Cyber Plus Solutions in the UK in quarter 4, 2018. The full survey results are available for download on the Learning Centre page of our website http://www.survivingcyber.com.