Data Security for the SME

John William Walker
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John William Walker: Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom

International Journal of Cyber Forensics and Advanced Threat Investigations, 2020, vol. 1, issue 1-3, 47-52

Abstract: Whilst much discussion takes place within the Cyber Security Industry, and at annual events, such as yearly Infosecurity show held in London, with emphasis on the corporate world of security, very little attention given to the often forgotten (ignored) smaller enterprise and millions (billions) of end-users who face the very same cyber-threats on an everyday basis. However, this imposition is further compounded by the fact that generally, most of those within the SME sector, and ordinary end-user individuals can be deficient when it comes to cyber-defences, with a much lower level of cybersecurity savvy skills, which by inference exposes a soft-belly of low hanging fruit, manifesting in a significant surface of attack open to abuse by cybercriminals. In the current age of insecurity, such exposures are particularly noteworthy as threats posed by the potential of encountering a Ransomware attack may be concluded to be significant. This paper looks to outline the threats of the current age of 2020 posed by Ransomware and focuses on how the overlooked SME and Individuals may secure their most precious data object, and their business with affordable, simplistic tools and practices.

Keywords: cybersecurity; DFIR; ransomware; malware attack; infostealer; malware campaign (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.46386/ijcfati.v1i1-3.19

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