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    September 30, 2021
    cyber health check

    How’s your cyber health?

    Cyber | Management
    By:
    Karen Doyle

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    October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, so it’s a good time to check your business’s cyber health. 

    The Hiscox Cyber Readiness Report 2021™ found that just 25% of US businesses could be considered ‘cyber experts,’ meaning they’re doing everything they should to keep their firms safe from cyber criminals. How does your business stack up?

    Take a Cyber Health Check

    Check your Cyber Health with a quick, three-minute questionnaire can tell you how you can be more cyber ready. Just answer a few questions and you can see what you’re doing right and how you can make improvements. 

    Want more specifics? Our Cyber Maturity Review will tell you if your company is a cyber expert, an opportunist, or a novice. This in-depth review takes about fifteen minutes to complete. 

    Three steps to keeping your business safe from a cyber incident

    Cyber threats continue to evolve, and staying one step ahead of the hackers is the best way to keep your business safe. 

    “Cyber criminals are voracious in adapting and mutating their digital viruses, and continuous education and proactive security serve as our digital face masks,” says Meghan Hannes, Cyber Product Head at Hiscox USA. 

    Here’s a three-step plan to help keep your business safe. 

    1.   Prevent a cyber attack

    The best outcome is to prevent a cyber attack from happening in the first place. Hiscox cyber security insurance policies include Hiscox CyberClear Academy, a suite of tools to train your employees on how to prevent hackers from accessing your data. 

    2.   Detect an attack early

    Improving the cyber knowledge of everyone in your company will help them recognize an attack early, which can minimize the harm. Having a plan in place for dealing with an incident, and making sure everyone knows their role, is critical. 

    3.   Mitigate the damage

    Hiscox cyber security insurance not only protects you from the costs associated with a data breach, hack, or ransomware demand, but provides you with access to a team of breach response experts who will spring into action as soon as a breach is reported. Quick action by professionals will minimize the damage to your business and your reputation. 
     


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