The Cyber Readiness Report 2021 , published by the Hiscox Group, shows that companies in Belgium have been at the forefront in a separate discipline in the past year. No less than 42% of Belgian companies would have been the victim of a cyber attack in the past year. Belgian companies participating in the survey are apparently more affected than companies in neighboring countries.
When it comes to cyber risks for companies, you can find numerous reports and statistics online that tell you to arm your company against phishing & ransomware attacks, among other things. Those statistics and private investigations can be taken with a grain of salt. Ultimately, it is part of the 'fear sells, so sell fear' business model. But that does not alter the fact that it contains an important source of truth. National and international authorities are currently setting up a genuine cyber security strategy in Europe. And the SME always plays an important role in that strategy.
Mr. Stupid?
Many companies are more or less aware of possible cyber attacks and the vulnerability of their company. After all, almost every business online is connected to the rest of the world. And that connection does indeed involve risks. But the ignorance or the limited interest in these risks leads to an overestimation of your own digital security. ' We'll see if the problem occurs ', ' we have a firewall and antivirus ', ' we use a VPN connection '… and the stocking is done.
This often occurring ostrich policy is what is also referred to in academia as the Dunning-Kruger effect. This is a psychological phenomenon that occurs in incompetent or ignorant people who, because of their incompetence / ignorance, do not see that their choices and conclusions are sometimes wrong. Company directors run the risk of getting stuck on the peak of Mr. Stupid '. And cyber criminals like to make use of that.
Or Mr. Smart, Trustworthy and Resilient?
However, there are solutions for companies, even for smaller ones with limited budgets, to protect your company digitally with due diligence (or in modern terms: 'a reasonable and careful person'). Via the Vlaio improvement programs for cyber security you ensure that your company is digitally armed for the future and you distinguish yourself from the stupid students in your class. Sirius Legal and BA NV have a legal / technical combined program that will optimize your cyber security in various areas, adapted to the needs and possibilities of your company.
So make sure that you do not end up with the 42% cyber victims, but that you make good use of the 45% subsidies that Vlaio has ready for you. More information about this process can be found here .
Will you be teleworking as Mr. Stupid driving to your hostage company or are you going to gain trust with suppliers and customers with the announcement that your company is cyber-safe under the Vlaio label and that under a financially interesting deal?
The choice is yours!
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