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Small and medium enterprises: Analysing the cyber challenge
Cyber Security: A Peer-Reviewed Journal,
2
(2),
163-172
(2018)
Abstract
This paper seeks to understand how large organisations and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) deal with cyber incidents and how they try to mitigate their impact. In order to do this, the authors will conduct further research on the data from the BCI Cyber Resilience Report 2017. There will be a segmentation of the results according to organisational size, which will constitute the basis for the analysis. The aspects of cyber responses that will be examined include attack vectors, response time, financial impact, top management commitment and cyber resilience arrangements. The idea behind this study is that research on cyber security for SMEs is still limited and the data used in this paper can shed light on issues that professionals experience regularly.
Keywords: cyber security; cyber resilience; SMEs; large enterprises; phishing; ransomware
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Author's Biography
Gianluca Riglietti CBCI (BCI Research and Insight Associate) has a Masters in geopolitics, territory and security from King’s College London. He has experience writing academic and industry publications, speaking at international conferences and delivering projects for companies such as Zurich, BSI, Everbridge and Transputec. His previous professional experience includes working for the Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers.
Patrick Alcantara is a research associate for the Business Continuity Institute (BCI). In this role, he strengthens the BCI’s global thought leadership in business continuity (BC) through relevant studies. He works on publications pertaining to BC topics such as organisational resilience, supply chain risk management and furthering professional learning. He completed a master’s degree in lifelong learning with distinction from the Institute of Education (University of London) and Deusto University under an Erasmus Mundus grant. Originally from Manila, he obtained his bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of the Philippines.
Lucila Aguada BCI Research and Insight Analyst, is a licensed psychometrician with expertise in quantitative and qualitative research. Lucila has a Masters in Psychology from the University of the Philippines. She has conducted research on behalf of non-profits, pharmaceutical and healthcare clients. She is also a qualified teacher with more than seven years’ experience, specialising in early childhood and special needs education.
