{"id":1887,"date":"2019-01-28T10:53:24","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T18:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dwelltekagency.com\/?p=1887"},"modified":"2021-04-08T21:26:25","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T04:26:25","slug":"a-simple-cybersecurity-plan-for-small-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dwelltekagency.com\/2019\/01\/28\/a-simple-cybersecurity-plan-for-small-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"A Simple Cybersecurity Plan for Small Businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
In light of the recent major data breach that struck global hotel chain Marriott in November of 2018,<\/a> cybersecurity is once again a topic on everyone\u2019s mind. Actually, it should always be on everyone’s mind. While it\u2019s common to assume that these types of attacks only affect the largest of corporations (because that\u2019s all the news ever reports on), you might be surprised to learn that the opposite is quite true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not only do a significant number of cyber attacks target small businesses<\/a> specifically, but 60% those affected organizations will go out of business because of it.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n But don\u2019t fret. All hope is not lost for the small business. Just because you may not have a dedicated cybersecurity team or even an IT department, there are still some simple things you can do to be on the forefront. Creating an adequate cybersecurity plan for your small business isn\u2019t impossible. In reality, it isn\u2019t even difficult. You just have to keep a few key things in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cybersecurity success as a small business owner has less to do with any one major move you make and is more about a series of smaller, more strategic ones. They may not seem like much on their own, but taken together they add up to the forward-thinking approach to digital protection that you need to survive in today\u2019s current climate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are a few of the things that you need to think about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n You\u2019ll also likely want to consider partnering with an IT managed services provider (MSP) so that you don\u2019t have to worry about things like security updates, patches and more. You can think of a MSP as your outsourced IT department without the HR overhead. They can take care of all of this on your behalf so that you can get back to the most important thing of all: your business.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n These are just a few of the many, many things you should think about when putting together a cybersecurity plan for your small business. None of them are particularly hard or expensive, but working together, they will make a difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Small Businesses are often easy targets for hackers and cyber criminals. Learn how to create a simple checklist for small business cybersecurity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2497,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Small Business\u2019 Guide to Cybersecurity: A Simple Checklist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n