5 Ways a Cyber Security Consultant Can Help Your Business

5 Ways a Cyber Security Consultant Can Help Your Business

Businesses are constantly burdened with the risk of security breeches. Learn how working with a cyber security consultant can alleviate those headaches.

Think only large corporations get targeted? Think again.

In 43% of cyber security events, a small business was actually targeted.

In the event of a cyber attack, your small to medium sized business (SME) could experience multi-million dollar losses in financial, operational and data breaches, as well as, reputation damage. The average SME -- even one with insurance -- would take quite a blow from this type of attack.

A cyber security consultant can help you both prevent attacks and better manage attacks that occur to protect you and your customers.

Let's explore how.

Supplementing In-House Capabilities

The skill and scope of cyber attacks is ever-increasing. Even organized crime is getting in on the action.

As regulators work to keep pace with burgeoning events, even a dedicated department, team or individual may struggle to keep up. They may be bogged down with operations.

A cyber security consultant stays up-to-date. They can get a panoramic view of your organization and its vulnerabilities. They can help keep your business safer.

Preventing Attacks

A cyber security consultant will go in depth to identify weaknesses in your systems and processes.

Have you safely integrated cloud storage into your systems? How strong are your encryptions? Can transferred data be intercepted?

And potentially the most elusive of all must be addressed. How are you protecting yourself in the event of inevitable human error?

Despite your best efforts to keep systems secure, could you see any of these scenarios happening in your organization? Someone:

• Clicks on a link
• Logs into their workstation through an email link from a nefarious source
• Brings an infected device into your network unaware
• Visits a questionable website on their work laptop while on their home network, downloads something and then re-joins the network
• Integrates questionable 3rd party software that opens you up to attacks
• Intentionally stealing data

A consultant can help you prevent attacks, including those that result from human error or ill-intent.

Mitigating Damage

Data breaches happen. This may be the last thing you want to hear a consultant say. But we'd be dishonest if we said otherwise. And we're not telling you anything that you don't know already.

The difference between $10 thousand in losses and $200 million is largely based on how your organization has invested in the risk management of security breaches.

Through risk management you can put systems in place to spot an attack sooner and limit its scope. Without a consultant, you may not be doing all you should to mitigate damage.

Protecting Customers

Cyber security consultants help you protect your customers/clients. Without them, you don't have a business.

By taking the additional steps of bringing in cyber security consultants, you demonstrate that you care about protecting those who've helped you become what you are today. 

That's good for business and your customers.

Crisis Management

Cyber security consultants know how to handle the heat of an event. They're accessible and ready to help you execute your plan to mitigate damage, comply with regulation and keep your company safe.

Get the Right Cyber Security Consultant

A consultant will help you fill in the gaps in your own security plan and develop a plan to both prevent attacks and reduce damage. For more information on how our cyber security consultants can help your company, contact us today.