Episode 39 - Navigating Cyber Threats: Practical Cybersecurity & Resilience for SMBs

Small businesses are under attack, and cyber threats are more real than ever. In this episode, Luke Irwin, fractional Chief Information Security Officer at Aegis Cybersecurity, breaks down the world of cybercrime - from email-based attacks and ransomware to social engineering and emerging AI risks. He shares practical steps for SMBs to boost cybersecurity, including frameworks like SMB1001, cybersecurity insurance, employee training, password management, and multi-factor authentication.Learn how to build cyber resilience, protect your business, and recover quickly when attacks happen. Whether you’re a founder, entrepreneur, or small business owner, this episode gives you actionable insights to stay ahead in the rapidly evolving digital landscape.Questions:Get an overview of the landscape. What's happening? What should we be thinking about? 2:53-2:56 In Australia, the SMB 1009 and in The States, North America. Does that help with your insurance premiums? 14:5-14:58With the SMB businesses, what are some of the typical breaches that you see? 16:49-16:57Last time we spoke you gave a really good agenda of 60% or 70% of what people could do to stay safe. Would you mind running through that? 27:26-27:37What percentage of Xero users do you reckon are actually backing up? 35:54-35:57If you're thinking about backing it up, are there any sort of preferred smarter methods? 36:32-36:37If you walked into a small to medium agency recruitment agency today, what would you say are the top three things you can do to bridge that gap? 44:57-45:06Connect with Lukelinkedin.com/in/luke-irwinE: [email protected]: https://aegiscyber.com.auConnect with Belinda and Andrew:LinkedIn Belinda Kerr linkedin.com/in/belindakerr Recruitment Garagehttps://recruitmentgarage.com/ LinkedIn Andrew Rodgerlinkedin.com/in/andrewrodger recMate https://www.recmate.com.au/Check out CyberWardens at https://train.cyberwardens.com.au