Cyberattacks are harmful to your business. This comes with many issues, including big financial troubles. 

In the UK, more than 4 in 10 businesses suffered cyberattacks in the previous year. These statistics highlight the need for businesses to improve their ability to handle these attacks.

We all know that a cyber breach is not good for your business, but how bad is the actual damage? There are several consequences to a cyberattack, and all of them can lead to unnecessary costs for your business.

A successful cyberattack can lock you out of your system. This brings your daily operations to a halt. Without disaster recovery and backup measures, you will lose the ability to resume operations. This translates to lost revenue and stagnant productivity.

If your business is part of a regulated industry and you fall victim to an attack, it can prevent you from accessing your primary income streams. 

Law firms need Cyber Essentials certifications to maintain their Legal Aid contracts. If you aren’t able to secure your infrastructure against cyberattacks, you can lose clients.

Cyberattacks target businesses with highly sensitive information, and breaches in certain sectors can expose your client’s data. This affects client trust and can damage your business reputation.

Without proactive measures to catch weaknesses early, your business can experience a disaster. This, combined with the costs of downtime, emergency repairs, and lost business, can put more financial strain on your business.

• Vulnerability Scanning and Testing: These pinpoint security gaps within a network. You can check your business’s cyber resilience by using a cybersecurity scorecard. Ongoing testing is part of our 24/7 IT support. 
• Cyber Essentials Certification: As an IASME-Licenced Certification Body, we provide businesses from regulated industries with Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus certification. We manage the applications for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and ensure they meet the required security standards to stay protected against the latest threats. 
• Cybersecurity Training: We also provide proactive training to SMEs, as human error is a major factor in cyber vulnerabilities.
• Proactive Software Updates: Outdated software is a gateway to cyber attacks. We prevent this by managing software lifecycles. 
• Threat Intelligence: We analyse cyberattacks to help strengthen our preventative measures. 
• Recovery and Backup: If a breach occurs, we have a fail-safe in place to ensure your business gets back on track with minimal downtime.

If you are looking to proactively protect your business from cyber threats or incorporate a fail-safe into your operations, check out our Cyber Security offerings that can keep your business safe from financial disaster. 

Learn more about our Cyber Security offerings on: https://reddoor.net/cyber-security/