Cyber security training and IT professionals are a defense for North American businesses against Russian cyber attacks as it looks for revenue to finance its war on Ukraine.
As Western countries look for new ways to tighten the financial knot around Russia through sanctions on individuals, politicians, national entities and companies are one source of revenue for the Putin administration that is not being discussed at all.
That source of revenue is one where local businesses, here and across Canada, can contribute to the war.
Many of the cyber attacks launched against businesses in North America originate in Russia and are state sponsored. They demand ransom payments in exchange for unlocking corporate data locked up in the attack.
These ransom demands are, according to local insurance executive Colin Rooke with Butler Byers, becoming a source of money to finance the Russian attack of Ukraine. The claims are becoming so common, insurance companies are tightening their rules.
Besides, it is something we can defend. The majority of cyber attacks are enabled by company employees who innocently click on a phony link when prodded to answer an inquiry from a hacker.
Businesses that offer cyber-security training to staff or hire professionals to support their IT defences can avert attacks and expensive ransom payments while denying financial benefit to Russia.
A cyber security plan should include communications that defend your organization’s reputation. Preparing for a cyber attack should include a plan for how you will communicate — internally and externally. Martin Charlton Communications works with organizations so they are prepared to communicate with those whose confidence they need to maintain.
