Following its release of the Cyber Scare Report earlier this year, the Office of the NSW Small Business Commissioner has now released the Cyber Aware National Report which highlights the increasing risk of cybercrime to businesses.
The report provides results of a study into cyber security awareness of businesses, based on 1019 responses from SMEs. The Key Findings revealed that:
The report supports the need for increased awareness of cybercrime to ensure small businesses can safely do business online.
You can help protect your business by:
OSBC partnered with the VIC, SA, WA Small Business Commissioners, Small Business Champion in Qld and ASBFEO to undertake this national study.
See more information and resources on the OSBC website about How cyber aware is your small business?
You can also visit Scamwatch for more information about cybercrime and how to protect yourself, follow @scamwatch_gov on Twitter and subscribe to Scamwatch radar alerts.
Kind regards
Small Business team Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)