Is Your Small Business Cyber-Aware?

Twenty-three percent of small business respondents to a CyberRx survey from e-Management say their organizations never provide cybersecurity awareness training. Twenty-eight percent say they are “unfamiliar” with the new NIST cybersecurity framework.

However, 63 percent of small businesses do provide some sort of periodic cyber awareness training to protect data and infrastructure, the survey says. Forty-five percent of respondents say “the government should mandate small businesses…to adopt the new NIST cybersecurity framework.”

All in all, 63 percent of small businesses surveyed at the 2014 CyberMaryland Conference are insecure about their continuous monitoring efforts for potential security threats. While small businesses are becoming more ready for cybersecurity threats, there is still a long way to go.

ON DEMAND: Business-impacting events such as severe weather, man-made disasters, and supply chain disruption are increasing in frequency and making impacts around the globe.

Within the healthcare security sector, as well as countless other sectors where security reflects a broad patient, customer, and employee pool, building a diverse and inclusive security team starts with focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as any other business strategy.