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Why cybersecurity should be a top priority for SA’s small businesses -In today’s digital economy, every business is a target. With an estimated 43% of cyber-attacks aimed at small and medium businesses, w... -

aimed at small and medium businesses, which equates to 4 in 10 businesses, SMEs’ operations, brand reputations and revenue pipelines are all at risk.

Many small businesses are also inundated with information about cybersecurity products. This means they are afraid of the cost implications if the wrong solution is chosen, or of being sold something that they don’t need. Consequently, software security is often lacking or software updates delayed, which often go hand in hand with cyber incidents.

Additional layers of physical security are always a good idea. All ASUS Expertbooks feature a built-in TPM chip, which provides the necessary cryptographic technology to secure key hardware components. This is why backing up data should form part of a business’s recovery plan together with encryption, secure disposal of data, monitoring endpoints and personal device use, cloud usage and data access control.What many small businesses don’t consider is that the computer hardware a business purchases also play an important part in company security.

 

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