There’s no question that modern businesses—-businesses just like yours—-cannot and should not function without cybersecurity protections. We will shout this from the mountaintops at every opportunity… so let’s go over why security is so important and what needs to be done to ensure yours.
So, what can a lack of cybersecurity result in?
If You Aren’t Securing Your Business, You’re Putting a Lot at Risk
The whole purpose of cybersecurity is to prevent cyberthreats from negatively impacting your business and its operations. As you might expect, such threats can have quite a few impacts, such as…
Customer Privacy will Be Invaded, and Identities Could Be Stolen
Think about it for a moment… how much of the data you’ve collected from your clients could be used maliciously to actively hurt your clients if it fell into the wrong hands? Are there things in your customer profiles that could be embarrassing or incriminating to a person? Could someone’s identity be stolen with the information you have stored?
If your business’ data isn’t defended properly and is breached due to lax security, you are partially responsible for whatever aftereffects happen to the person who entrusted their data to you. Identities could be stolen and financial plans ruined, all in an instant.
It’s Not Just About Your Customers
Now, up to this point, we’ve focused on your clients and customers. However, you likely have another group’s data stored for your reference… your employee records.
Imagine applying for a job and hoping to get it, only to learn—years later—that all the financial stress and struggle that you were experiencing was because those digital records were only protected by “ILoveRover.”
If you were to lose one of your employees’ records like that, your team member wouldn’t be mad at Rover. I’ll tell you that right now.
Of course, we have to mention the possibility of identity theft as well. Almost any data you’re likely to collect is valuable to a cybercriminal looking to ruin someone’s finances and, by extension, life.
Identity theft is a serious business, especially for the perpetrator, who can gain a substantial amount of money. Unfortunately, it is also incredibly damaging to the person affected.
The Lesson Here: Make Sure Your Business is Secure
Fortunately, you don’t have to try fortifying your livelihood without expert help. North Central Technologies is full of such experts in general IT and cybersecurity protections, and we’d be happy to help you secure your business against threats like these and the many others out there. Give us a call at 978-798-6805 to learn more.
