A shocking 2023 study conducted by Cisco, a prominent digital communications and technology company, found that only 15% of American companies surveyed have enough cybersecurity resilience to defend themselves from attacks. Cybercrime reports rose 22% between 2022 and 2023 according to the FBI, and with 85% of companies vulnerable to attacks due to poor or inadequate risk management, organizations must urgently work to implement comprehensive cybersecurity solutions.

Organizations around the world are increasingly focused on mitigating cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, and risks. In the United States alone, cybercrime costs companies more than half a billion dollars each year. Implementing measures like software protection, company-wide training, and better technological capabilities can seem like a daunting and expensive task, especially for small and midsize businesses (SMBs) without in-house security teams.

Today’s organizations depend heavily on network functions for things like email, cloud computing, and hybrid or remote work. Sadly, cybercrime continues to grow more common around the world, and it impacts internet-connected businesses of all sizes across all industries by exploiting network security vulnerabilities.

Employees are central to organizations in every industry, and in today’s interconnected world, they have access to more data than ever before. Safeguarding that data is one of the biggest challenges modern organizations face, and too many companies rely solely on their network security teams for their cybersecurity needs.

The U.S. government alone proposed a $12.72 billion budget for cybersecurity in 2024 likely in response to the $320 billion that cybercrime cost the country in 2023. As the costs and spending continue to rise, governments and businesses alike are looking for newer, more effective ways to keep cybercrime at bay.

According to Tech.co’s Impact of Technology on the Workplace Report 2024,40% of business leaders believe that their organizations’ performance will be highly affected by cyber threats in 2024. Furthermore, 11% of these same business leaders are not sure if their companies experienced a data breach in 2023.

Globally, cybercrime cost $8.44 trillion in 2022, and by 2027, the cost will climb to a jaw-dropping $23.84 trillion according to data published by the World Economic Forum.

Starting, growing, and managing a small or medium-sized business is more challenging than ever before. Between intense competition, increased costs, and advancing technology, it can be difficult to create and manage the IT functions that will best serve your business.

Information technology permeates every industry in today’s digital world, from manufacturing to finance and many others. IT projects such as cybersecurity implementation, business expansion, and cloud migration are important for future-proof growth. 

Businesses in and around New York City need a local, dependable IT services provider that offers a wide range of services, including project-based outsourcing.

Whether you are just getting a startup off the ground, your existing small business is growing, or your nonprofit is ready to upgrade, your network needs to support your company. Your IT infrastructure serves as the framework for everything you do – collaboration, inventory management, communication, marketing, and everything in between.

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