“We’re just a small business, so not a target for hackers.”
Nope, wrong, incorrect. In fact, the exact opposite is true as you are often a more valuable target to professional cybercriminals than a large corporation. While it’s true that the data from a small business may not be as valuable as that from a huge corporation, the effort needed to breach a small business is also much less. Rather than trying to get through the security team of a highly paid IT department, cybercriminals are dealing with targets that are often using home-based security products set up by inexperienced techs. Bypassing this level of security is much easier for them to manage, and once they do, they gain access to many valuable resources:
- A network from which they can launch attacks, likely with minimal logging, allowing them to remain anonymous.
- Personal and possibly financial information of clients and employees.
- Access to your email accounts, enabling them to send phishing and attack emails to clients and vendors who trust you.
- Passwords and access to other services, such as your Amazon account.
- Once they’ve done all of the above, they can encrypt as much data as possible and demand a ransom for its restoration.
While all systems can be breached, as evidenced by the major attacks you hear about, you can at least make it as difficult (and costly) as possible for cybercriminals to target you—hopefully prompting them to quickly move on to a softer target.
This is where an IT consulting company like Varistream Solutions can help by bringing both experience in IT security and enterprise-level tools. We’ve formed partnerships that allow us to deploy the minimum number of seats between multiple clients, providing you with enterprise-level software at a reasonable per-seat cost. Additionally, we have direct support from these vendors to ensure you get the best experience possible.
The experience we bring to the table cannot be overstated. As we focus on the IT world, we are better equipped to protect you by following IT best practices and staying aware of the latest security vulnerabilities. We pay attention to critical items like backup redundancy and validation, as well as reviewing your entire environment to help secure your network and endpoints.
If you have your own internal IT person or team, we can work with them to provide the same enterprise-level software and leverage our specialized knowledge. Having an experienced sounding board can also help you find the best solutions and enhance your security.
Let’s work together to improve your security and make the cybercriminals’ lives as difficult as possible.