Most decision makers in IT management are having to spin so many plates, all at the same time, that there’s always a danger one of them will eventually fall to the floor and smash.

The problem is, just because you’ve attended to a cyber security issue, or decided that it’s not relevant for your business, that doesn’t mean you can forget all about it. With the increasing sophistication and determination of attackers, and the type of threats evolving all the time, you can’t afford to drop your guard with any aspect of security, even for a moment.

While maintaining IT security is an increasingly challenging task, a good place to start is to avoid a number of common misperceptions, all of which were encountered within a wide range of organizations when investigating and neutralizing attacks over the past year.

Misperception 1: We are too small to be a target and don’t really have anything worth stealing

It’s easy to think attackers might be targeting bigger fish than your organization. Or that you’re in a low-interest sector and simply don’t have any assets likely to attract the attention of a passing cybercriminal. But our experience tells us otherwise. If you have processing power and a digital presence, you are a potential target.

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