Meaning ● SMB Cyber Resilience describes an organization’s, within the small to medium business spectrum, capacity to consistently deliver intended outcomes despite adverse cyber events. ● Achieving this resilience often includes adopting security automation to streamline protection activities across the network.
Scope ● This encompasses protecting critical business operations and assets from digital threats, implementing strategies for continuous business operation even during an attack, and planning to allow timely recovery from such attacks. ● For SMBs prioritizing growth, resilience can encompass investments in cost-effective security solutions and training to allow automated cyber threat detection. ● Successful implementation within SMBs entails a holistic approach involving risk assessment, the setting and implementation of preventative measures, developing incident response plans, and cybersecurity training for employees. ● A critical element of SMB cyber resilience is a well-tested disaster recovery plan that will help automation continue, ensuring minimal downtime and data loss if a cyber incident occurs.
