BY LLB REPORTER AT 6:51 AM SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
A third (31%) of businesses would terminate contracts with suppliers whose negligence caused them to become a victim of cybercrime, according to a survey published today by Beaming, the business ISP.
The research, which was conducted for Beaming by the consultancy Opinium, reveals that the majority of business leaders believe that their suppliers are obligated to ensure they do not expose them to unnecessary cybersecurity risks.
One in five (17%) would take legal action to recover financial losses incurred from a breach as a result of a supplier’s negligence, while a similar number (20%) would use the incident to negotiate a further discount. Just 3% of businesses said they would take no action.
Beaming’s survey also showed that victims of cybercrime could find it more difficult to attract new customers. More than a third (35%) of the leaders questioned said they wouldn’t work with a supplier they thought would make them more vulnerable to cybercrime, while a quarter (27%) said they would avoid using a company that had been publicly associated with a major cybersecurity breach.
A quarter (25%) of those questioned said they wouldn’t work with companies that didn’t have a documented cybersecurity policy in place, while one in five (19%) would avoid potential suppliers without cybersecurity insurance.
Small businesses are most at risk
Beaming’s research revealed that small businesses are most at risk of damaging their reputations and business relationships by neglecting their cybersecurity obligations. Among firms employing between 10 and 49 people, just half (51%) had a documented cybersecurity policy and a third (38%) had insurance in place for breaches and data theft at the beginning of 2018.
Meanwhile, only half (51%) of businesses employing fewer than 10 people were using a network perimeter firewall to stop threats from reaching their systems, and just one in three (30%) had intrusion detection systems to spot malicious activities or cybersecurity policy violations.
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