Cybersecurity For Dummies

Chapter 9

Securing Your Small Business

IN THIS CHAPTER

Remaining cybersecure as a small business

Dealing with employees

Understanding important regulations and standards

Nearly everything I discuss in this book applies to both individuals and businesses. Small business owners and workers should be aware of some other points that may not necessarily be important for individuals. This chapter discusses some of these cybersecurity issues. I could write an entire series of books about improving the cybersecurity of small businesses. As such, this chapter isn’t a comprehensive list of everything that every small business needs to know. Rather, it provides food for thought for those running small businesses.

Making Sure Someone Is in Charge

Individuals at home are responsible for the security of their computers, but what happens when you have a network and multiple users? Somebody within the business needs to ultimately “own” responsibility for information security. That person may be you, the business owner, or someone else. But whoever is in charge must clearly understand that he or she is responsible.

In many cases of small businesses, the person in charge of information security ...