We didn’t think it could happen to us, either.

Several years ago, our business regarded cybersecurity the same as many other growing businesses — probably important, but not a top priority. We had taken some preliminary steps to protect ourselves but did not consider hacking a serious threat to the well-being of our company. We thought what we had done enough — until we ourselves were attacked through a business email compromise scheme. The lesson was a painful one, with a significant financial cost.

Upon discovering the theft, we immediately reached out to Jon at NOC Technology. Working together with NOC, we have greatly improved the cybersecurity capacity of our company and employees through enhance protective measures, more robust policies and procedures, and awareness training. The investment has paid off. While NOC filters out the vast majority of dangerous emails, our ongoing training recently helped us to identify and prevent yet another spear-phishing attempt.

I hope that you take the lessons from our story to heart. As business owners, we often do not want to spend the extra time and money on cybersecurity, and as a result, we treat it as an optional expense. But let me assure you, it only takes one prevented attack to make it worth all of your effort. Adequate cybersecurity protection is a valuable investment in the success of your business —today more than ever.

Stacey
Business Owner