Small business websites are an easy target for even amateur hackers for several reasons. Website malware infection is a serious problem for many Australian businesses. In the growing era of cybersecurity threats, hackers have doubled their efforts to target small business websites. An infected website is a serious problem for small business reputation because:
Ransomware is a sophisticated and serious threat to your information system, and it can cost your business a lot. The good news is using the right controls and security approach you can defend against ransomware virus. Many service providers and software companies use scare tactics to drum up business. One of their favourite red flags is ransomware protection, and their solutions almost always incomplete and expensive. Some SMB owners, panicked by a potential ransomware attack, fold and crash their budgets to ward off security threats. Others, with limited resources, put their heads in the sand and pretend that their systems are safe. Both reactions defy logic and are not the way to go.
The public cloud is a relatively young industry that, according to Gartner Research, will expand by 16% to AUD 412 billion (USD 302 billion) by next year. It’s at times like this that we feel uncertain.
