If your SMB is navigating cybersecurity regulations, you’re likely in a challenging position: hiring in-house IT staff may not be feasible, but the cost of non-compliance—or a devastating cyberattack—is even greater. To help, I’ve created two essential resources tailored for firms tackling this dilemma.
Essential Resources to Simplify Cybersecurity Compliance
1. Article in Advisor Perspectives: “Cybersecurity Compliance Doesn’t Equal Cybersecurity”
Meeting regulatory or broker-dealer cybersecurity requirements doesn’t necessarily mean your firm and clients are protected from catastrophic data breaches or cybercrime.
In my latest article for Advisor Perspectives, I dive into five common checklist items that often require closer scrutiny to ensure robust security.
If you’re in wealth management, you’re likely familiar with Advisor Perspectives—but if not, it’s a fantastic resource worth exploring.
2. Blog Series on Cybersecurity for Financial Services SMBs
Teal serves a wide variety of businesses, but recently we’ve focused this blog on cybersecurity topics of special interest to financial services SMBs — although the advice is relevant to any company at risk of exposing their clients’ sensitive personal and financial data:
Security Gaps Put Your Financial Services SMB at Risk
The chances of a company facing a data breach lawsuit appear to be increasing. And for smaller companies — particularly financial services providers — a lawsuit can put them out of business. Learn these four strategies to protect your firm from cybersecurity litigation.
5 Ways to Promote Employee Cybersecurity Awareness Training
A cyber thief once tricked an employee into transferring millions of dollars from the employer’s account into the thief’s account. How? By mimicking the employee’s CEO’s distinctive writing style. This wasn’t an attack on the company’s IT network. It was something far darker.
5 Internal Controls in Cybersecurity That Protect SMBs
Two common, insidious cyber-related crimes — employee fraud and fake email requests for wire transfers — can bleed your SMB’s bottom line over months or years. Learn the five internal cybersecurity controls that accounting experts recommend to prevent these and other losses.
3. 11-Point IT Security Checklist for Small Businesse
Is your small business prepared to fend off cyber threats? Our 11-Point IT Security Checklist is designed to help you identify and address critical vulnerabilities in your IT infrastructure.
You’ll gain actionable insights to enhance your cybersecurity posture, making it easier to protect your business from data breaches, ransomware, and other cyber risks.
Use these security best practices to enhance your business’s resilience against cyber threats and productivity-killing IT issues.
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