As an owner of a business You collect and store sensitive information about your employees and customers. Although you might think that only large corporations are the victims of cyberattacks, 60percent of data breaches affect small-sized businesses.

A single mistake can cost you millions of dollars in settlements and fines. It could also damage the trust of your customers. It could also tarnish your business's image, and even put you out of your business.

There's no universal solution to data security, but there are some basic actions that every business should take to reduce the risk and safeguard themselves against threats like malware, phishing attacks, and data loss. By investing in strong passwords and locking important documents and providing cybersecurity training for your employees will make it much harder for hackers to gain access to your data.

Conduct regular risk assessments to help you spot weaknesses and help you prioritize your security efforts. Develop an Comprehensive Security Policy. Create clear guidelines for access, data handling, and what you should do if there is a breach of data. Secure sensitive data to make it unreadable for unauthorized users at both time of transport and rest. Be sure to destroy any information that is not being used: Think about policies that instruct staff on how to clean or replace sensitive information (like degaussing or shredding digitally) to ensure that it is not accessible to those who aren't supposed to.

If you follow these guidelines, you can build a solid foundation for a secure system that can help ensure your business continuity before, during and after an attack from cybercriminals. To learn more about putting together an effective plan that meets your particular needs, book an initial consultation at no cost with our cybersecurity and IT specialist.