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Cybersecurity for Small Businesses

Proud to Partner with CyberCatch to Provide a Complete Cybersecurity and Compliance Solution to CanadianSME Subscribers

Cyber crimes are on the rise, with a multitude of cases ranging from data thefts, ransomware attacks, business...

CanadianSMEPublished March 22, 2023 · 1 min read
Small Business Cyber

Small Business Cyber

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Cyber crimes are on the rise, with a multitude of cases ranging from data thefts, ransomware attacks, business email compromise, and more. The average data breach costs nearly $5.4 million, and the threat actors are now targeting SMEs, knowing the impact will be even more significant.

If you use email and have a website, you are a digital business and are at risk. Unfortunately, 8 out of 10 Canadian SMEs have vulnerabilities on their websites that an attacker can exploit in minutes and steal data and install ransomware.

This is why Canada has created CAN/CIOSC 104, the country’s national cybersecurity standard specifically for SMEs. The standard prescribes 55 cybersecurity controls that every SME needs to implement in order to be safe from threat actors.

CanadianSME has partnered with CyberCatch to offer Compliance Manager, a comprehensive cybersecurity and compliance solution to CanadianSME subscribers.

Compliance Manager enables compliance quickly and easily and also ensures continuous compliance and cyber risk mitigation. It also comes with unlimited support from a team of experienced cybersecurity experts.

Compliance Manager solution has been endorsed by CIO Strategy Council (now renamed Digital Governance Council), the body that published CAN/CIOSC 104 and also Canada’s Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) is supporting the Compliance Manager solution for SMEs in Canada.

The solution is most affordable and as a CanadianSME subscriber, you receive a 20% discount, worth several thousand dollars in savings.

Download the 15-Minute Guide to CAN/CIOSC 104 and watch a 6-minute demo of Compliance Manager at www.cybercatch.com/canadiansme.

Act now to secure your business’s future.

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