Cyber security

Many of us are taking advantage of the opportunity to be online as a place for our business operations. Whether front or back of house, it is important to be across how to not just do good business online, but how to do safe business online – and protect your business and your customers from being open to cyberattack.

The good news is, managing internet security is simply a matter of knowing the risks for your business, thinking through a strategy and putting suitable measures in place.

Cyber security basics for your business: recorded live event

We recently hosted a webinar with Digital Ready for Business partner, Neon Jungle, where we spoke about the key cyber threats to your business and what you can do about them. Our presenter, Micky Gough, is Neon Jungle's Infrastructure and Security Manager. Micky has extensive experience and knowledge to assist you to protect your business. Cyber security basics for your business. Watch the 40-minute webinar on YouTube.

Micky mentioned a few links through the presentation that you may be interested in:

Digital Ready

• Cyber security for small businesses fact sheet
• Doctor Digital's guide to backups
• Doctor Digital's guide to automatic updates
• Doctor Digital's guide to Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
• Doctor Digital's guide to disabling Microsoft Office macros
• Doctor Digital's guide to network and endpoint security
• Doctor Digital's guide to malware
• Optus hack FAQ

Australian Cyber Security Centre

• Small business step-by-step guides
• Easy steps to secure your devices and accounts

Have I Been Pwned?

Have I Been Pwned? You can check whether your data has been compromised via this online tool, and you can sign up to be notified if your data is compromised in future breaches.

Password Managers mentioned in the webinar

• Bitwarden
• Lastpass
• 1Password
• Instructions for disabling Office macros
• Scamwatch

Further resources

For a comprehensive guide to cybersecurity, you can start here with a factsheet from Digital Ready. Their friendly coaches can also help you to do a cyber security health check on your business.

The Australian Cyber Security Centre has a page dedicated solely to cyber safety for small and medium businesses.

There is also a comprehensive small business cyber security guide produced by the Australian Government to keep you safe and up to date.

One of the most common cyber security issues for your business can come through a scam. Scamwatch have a page specifically dedicated to helping small businesses to be alert and have safeguards in place, along with up-to-date cyber alerts. Not sure you'd know how to spot a scam? Scamwatch has lots of resources on identifying cyber risks, as do the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

Business.gov.au can also help you to identify threats to your business including common scams. If you think you've been scammed, report it here.