It's tempting to jump in and try to reduce your cyber risk as soon as you learn about them. Before diving in, it's fundamental to stop and think about where your priorities are as a business.
Trying to solve everything at once will create a pile of problems you'll never get through. Instead, try to identify the technologies that are fundamental and focus here first.
Read MoreYour business is more reliant on technology today than ever before. Every technology we adopt also carries with it risk. Left unchecked, these risks will make running your business a real pain.
Understanding technology risk - also known as cyber risk - is a key first step to securing your business.
Read MoreWith the situation in Ukraine escalating, the Australian Cyber Security Centre has suggested Australian businesses “urgently adopt an enhanced cyber security posture”. While the recommendation is solid, it’s not obvious what an “enhanced cyber security posture” would look like for a small business.
Instead of boiling the ocean, let’s explore a few specific scenarios your business should be preparing for.
Read MoreThe security community exploded over the weekend on news of a devastating vulnerability in something called Log4j. Ask yourself a few quick questions to understand if Log4Shell is something your small business should be worrying about.
Read MoreIt’s time for your team to celebrate wins and let their hair down. Time for the office Christmas party!
We’ve all heard the stories of these sorts of things getting out of hand, and social media has only made things worse. Here are five things you or your staff could share about your office party that could be a threat to your business…
Read MoreThe good old ‘out of office’ message is there to let your customers and partners know what’s up and assure them you’ll be back to business as soon as you return.
Sadly, these automatic messages might flag to spammers and cyber criminals you’re away, so take care not to share the wrong things with the wrong people.
Read MoreUnless you work in the North Pole with a bunch of elves, you’ll probably have some sort of shutdown period coming up soon. Even if your business stays open for most of the holiday period, many of the partners you rely on might not.
Read MoreEmail is the lifeblood of most organisations and at this time of the year they’re coming thick and fast. While you might be busy working towards a well earned break, cyber criminals see the next month as their chance to strike.
Read MoreAs Christmas draws quickly closer and the window to have the perfect gift shipped in time closes, the chances of stumbling into a fake online store is increasing. The price may be amazing, but how confident are you that the random online store you’ve found will deliver the goods?
Read MoreCyber criminals are preparing to send you ‘gifts’, whether you’ve been naughty or nice. The Cyber Fitness experts at Cynch have some tips on what to look out for.
Read MoreLockdowns and other pandemic restrictions have made running a small business even harder than usual, particularly for those that rely on a physical location. While the chaos and confusion of 2020 is largely behind us now, with QR codes on every shop front and contactless payments the norm, new obligations around checking vaccine status are likely to see many scrambling again as they rush to re-open.
Read MoreWhile you are working on your own Cyber Fitness, you should encourage your suppliers and partners to do the same. It is up to you to make sure that your suppliers apply a similar if not higher level of cyber security measures as you. Especially if they end up handling your sensitive data.
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