Technology Reseller v32

01732 759725 30 TECHNOLOGY LIVE EXN INSERT Small- and medium-size businesses (SMBs) can no longer afford to assume that cybercriminals won’t consider them a viable target due to their size. Housing the same personal, proprietary and financial data as enterprise-level organisations often with a less-rigid security posture, they are actually viewed as an EASIER target for cybercriminals — with equal payoff. To effectively protect their networks, SMBs need to be equipped with up-to-date, advanced threat intelligence that can help accurately guide their cybersecurity strategies, identify key vulnerabilities and keep up with the ever-expanding threat landscape. THE INCREASED IMPORTANCE OF SMB CYBERSECURITY SMB DATA BREACHES IN THE UK UK CONSUMERS WILL STOP SPENDING WITH A BUSINESS POST-BREACH EVERY 19 SECONDS A UK SMALL BUSINESS IS SUCCESSFULLY HACKED UK ORGANISATIONS SAY THEY LOST CUSTOMERS AFTER A BREACH UK COMPANIES HAVE SUFFERED BREACHES IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS THE AVERAGE REMEDIATION COST OF A RANSOMWARE ATTACK ATTEMPTS TO HACK SMBS OCCUR IN THE UK EVERY. SINGLE. DAY UK ORGANISATIONS HIT BY RANSOMWARE IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS OF THOSE 65,000 ATTEMPTS SUCCEED EVERY. SINGLE. DAY COST OF CYBERCRIME IN THE UK https://partnerportal.fortinet.com