All businesses, big or small, should maintain some sort of cybersecurity protections to ensure the safety of the business as a whole and the personnel employed within it. However, the endeavor to create a cybersecurity program or elicit the assistance of a specialized firm can be costly and/or time consuming. However, it is in the best interest of all parties to maintain a cybersecurity program for your business to either deter or prevent unauthorized access of sensitive information or company assets. Businesses have a myriad of options in effort to ensure cybersecurity; some of which include the correct and standardization of cyber protection training with their employees, the maintenance of workplace safe-information practices, keeping systems insured and updated to prevent the systems from falling into disrepair or from experiencing faults. Staying up-to-date on all potential security risks as they occur to other businesses or government organizations is also beneficial for a business; it maintains that those employed within a business know what to look for in terms of possible exposures or exploitations from internal or external parties.

The risks of not implementing a proper security apparatus for your business’ cyber interests can lead to incremental or immediate financial losses, asset loss, security breaches, lawsuits, etc. A breach in the security of employee’s personal information for example, could lead to lawsuits from your employees demanding compensation for the exploitation of their personally safeguarded information; similar lawsuits can occur as a result of this exploitation by those who utilize the business as consumers, of whom are not under the employ but benefit from being patrons of said business. Security breaches as a result of a lack or otherwise lackluster implemented cybersecurity program can expose company secrets, sensitive data, privileged information, etc. All in all, those who own businesses would be well inclined to maintain an active cybersecurity program/protocol to keep their business and personnel safe.