Small Business Cyber Security

Cyber insurance helps cover the costs if your systems are hacked or your data is stolen – and more businesses are taking it out. The post More small businesses are investing in cyber insurance. Should you? appeared first on Inside Small Business.

Police officers fall for scams. Even cyber security professionals fall for scams. So what hope is there for the rest of us? The post Think you’re immune to scammers? Think again. Here’s why appeared first on Inside Small Business.

Boutique law firms are some of the most targeted small businesses by cyber criminals in Australia – and now, their professional association wants the Government to step in and help. The Law Council of Australia (LCA), which represents more than 100,000 Australian legal professionals, is calling for the Government to provide financial support to help The post Government should subsidise SME cybersecurity, says Law Council appeared first on Inside Small Business.

SMEs are more vulnerable, with technologies like automated malware making them susceptible to larger AI-driven campaigns. The post Insurance Council calls for stronger digital defences for small businesses appeared first on Inside Small Business.

In the first half of this year, Australians reported over 108,000 scams and financial losses of around $175 million. The post Australian businesses lose $39.72 a second to scams appeared first on Inside Small Business.

With the rise of AI-driven scams in payment fraud, about 92 per cent of shoppers have at least one concern about using AI in online shopping. The post Research: Australians are rapidly embracing AI as a savvy shopping companion appeared first on Inside Small Business.

A report released last year found more than two-thirds of Australians had been affected by a cyberattack or data breach. The post Fearing a cyberattack? Banking regulator warns there are more to come appeared first on Inside Small Business.

Scammers are using increasingly sophisticated phishing emails, SMS, and calls – many powered by AI tools. The post Over 60 per cent of Australians hit by payment fraud as AI-driven scams rise appeared first on Inside Small Business.

The algorithm renders images unreadable by AI models while remaining unaltered to the human eye.  The post Research finds way to protect AI from studying imagery appeared first on Inside Small Business.

The company recommends businesses take four steps to safeguard customers’ data and internal operations. The post Easily guessed passwords are boosting the risk of a data breach for retailers appeared first on Inside Small Business.