Cybersecurity in small organisations can be a headache if you don’t follow best practices.
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Over the last few years, we’ve seen an increase in data breaches and hacks that have occurred, many of which have affected small businesses. Security through obscurity, while existing in the early days of the internet is no defense policy to have in today's world.
While large organisations and corporations typically have large IT departments with dedicated cybersecurity staff, you’ll often find that small businesses or not-for-profit groups have a lot fewer resources at their disposal to use for such things. Because of this, you’ll often find a large variance in the policies and strategies that are used between these different types of groups. However, if we’re a smaller organisation, we can offset some of this risk by using some industry best practices to help structure the role cybersecurity policy plays within our business. In today's article, we’ll explore five of these practices and discuss how implementing them in the workplace can raise your security posture, quickly and easily.
