I just hopped off today’s Expert Session in Growth Club with Cybersecurity pro Luke Irwin, and wow… pretty eye opening.
So, I wanted to share a few of Luke’s “easier to implement” suggestions to help you safeguard your business.
Cyber criminals are getting smarter (and faster). They have full businesses set up with finance, ops and HR (Ironic as that sounds!), and small businesses are in their sights.
And with AI in the mix, the threats are only increasing.
Just this morning, I came across a post on how agentic AI tools are being hacked and told to pull sensitive data. You can read it here.
Now back to Luke’s Prezzo…
A few eye opening stats:
💥30% of companies will face a cyber breach each year
💸The average cost of a breach is $49.6K
📧 Email is the #1 target (33%)
Now for the good news!
Around 90% of risk can be avoided with a few basics done well.
Here’s a taste of what Luke shared.
- Use a password manager such as NordPass or LastPass.
- Never re-use passwords, use auto generated ones and MFA.
- Go for 14+ characters.
- Don’t save passwords in your browser.
- Ensure your email DKIM, SPF and DMARC are set up.
- Consider cybersecurity insurance. (~$1,200/year)
- Never send money to new bank details from an email. Look up your supplier’s number and confirm directly.
- Learn the basics here (free+excellent) (relevant internationally)
Hopefully, this has put cybersecurity a little more on your radar. I wanted to bring to your attention how important avoiding cyber breaches are and encourage you to learn more.
Business is demanding enough without having to add “cyberattack recovery” to your list!
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Have a great week!
BK
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