The Importance of Cyber Security for Small Businesses

Listen in to this episode of Paychex THRIVE, a Business Podcast, as Gene Marks talks with Kristin Harper, Manager of Operations Security at Paychex about what small businesses need to know about the different types of cyber-attacks, the importance of user education, and what you and your employees can do to protect yourselves.

Topics Include:

00:27 – Meet Kristin Harper
01:03 – Kristin’s job as Manager of Operations Security
02:51 – Cybersecurity in small business
03:42 – User education to prevent cyber crime
04:53 – What is phishing?
05:24 – Smishing: SMS phishing
09:32 – The rise of social engineering
10:20 – The impact of malware
12:14 – What to do to lower the risk of an attack
14:35 – Cybersecurity and remote employees
15:42 – Securing your home network and your software
17:30 – Should you be using security software?
19:11 – Cyber insurance