Insider threats have emerged as a top concern for small businesses and organizations, posing complex risks that technology alone cannot solve. Recent CISA advisories underscore a troubling pattern: attackers misuse legitimate credentials, often without triggering suspicion until significant damage has occurred.

With smaller teams, older technology and fewer resources, small businesses face an increased risk of cyber attacks. In fact, 50% of cyber attacks target small businesses. Small businesses also have a more difficult time recovering from a cyber attack - 60% will close within six months following a cyber security incident. Here are some common tactics cyber criminals use, and ways to strengthen your business’ cyber security: 

Cybersecurity frameworks act as the backbone for organizations, providing a structured set of rules and procedures to shield against cyber threats. Their primary goal? Safeguarding an organization's digital assets with precision and efficiency.

Every 39 seconds, a cyber attack occurs with an estimated 30,000 websites globally attacked every day. Cybersecurity threats can quickly become a reality and if this happens, your organization needs to be prepared with an incident response plan, or IRP.

Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM),  is the process of identifying, assessing, and mitigating potential risks that can arise from the involvement of external parties in an organization's everyday operations and data handling.

Attack surface discovery refers to the process of identifying and mapping all potential entry points or vulnerabilities that an attacker could exploit to gain unauthorized access to a system or network.