Cyber threats pose risks to all businesses and can result in data theft, ransom demands, data distortion, and data destruction. There are three main reasons why businesses are targeted: financial gain, valuable data, and causing maximum social damage. Potential consequences of a cyber event include production/service disruption, ransom costs, business losses, recovery costs, reputational damage, loss of customers, litigation, and fines. To manage cyber risks, businesses must understand where risks lie within their operations, focus on four key areas of data, identity, gateways, and external access/mobility, and implement a three-step risk management approach focused on backups, updates/security, and employee education.

1. Cyber Threat Environment
Cyber
threats
Data theft
Data
ransom
Data
distortion
Data
destruction/
loss
Hijacking

2. All Businesses are Targets
Every single business is a target and needs to be aware
of Cyber Threats that Exist
3 Main Reasons;
1. There is a direct financial goal
2. Data is Valuable
3. Maximum Social Damage

3. Cyber Event Consequences?
Potential consequences: production/service
disruption, ransom cost, business loss, recovery
cost, reputational damage, loss of customers,
litigation, fines, reputation repair cost
(marketing)
$ $ $ $

4. What can you do?
Whilst no one solution is entirely effective, there are
measures that can limit your risk and exposure.
But First, You need to understand where the risk lies in
your business.

5. Where do I Start?
To simplify the process of identifying and managing
security & Cyber risks to your business there are 4
distinctive areas to look at;
1. Data
2. Identity
3. The Gateway
4. External Access & Mobility

6. 4 Focus Points

7. 3 Steps
We utilise a standard 3 Step risk management approach
when it comes to Cyber. This is focused on the 4 core
components within your business technology landscape

8. 3 Strategies to Implement Now
What can you do right now to increase the level of
protection to your business
1. BACKUP - First and Foremost – Have quality backup
systems in place with off-site storage
2. UPDATE & SECURE - Ensure your Computers are up to
date and protected with Updates and Anti-virus – Even
your MAC – Protect your internet gateway with
advanced content control to unknown/suspect sites
3. EDUCATE - Educate yourself and Your Team on what to
look out for and don’t open every email you receive!