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Many businesses have started to make the switch from company-provided equipment to Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). As an employer, this has many advantages: you don’t have to buy your employees a device to work on and the employee gets to use whatever form factor they’re comfortable with and used to, be it Microsoft or Mac, smartphone, tablet, or laptop.

On June 4^th, Fujifilm disclosed that they had in fact suffered a ransomware attack on June 1^st that disrupted its business operations. The disruption prevented access to email, the billing system, and a reporting system. It affected the Japanese network, as well as the company’s computer systems in the US, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Simply put, cyber security encompasses everything businesses (large and small) and individuals require to prevent unauthorized access to networks, devices, and ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and ensuring the availability of information. Without cyber security, it could possibly lead to the disruption of your business operations.

Small businesses don’t always believe that they are targets for hackers. Just because you think the information you have isn’t that valuable, that information has a value to someone who is willing to pay for it. So, how does this relate to the Kaseya breach?

From a business perspective, the Internet can be a risky space. It often leads to the question of, does my business need to be online? Whether you are marketing your products or services, receiving orders from customers by email or through web order forms, or simply doing research on your line of business, you know that having an internet presence is crucial to your business. In fact, 70% of internet users aged 55-64 say they’ve bought something online in the past month, according to data from Hootsuite’s Digital 2020 Report, and 37% plan to continue doing so even after the pandemic is over.