According to research, if small and medium organizations do not have cybersecurity leaders working with their business, the impact can potentially be severe. The direct costs for businesses that are compromised could also go up, including the ransom fee, the time it takes to restore computer systems, and the loss of revenue. Around 46% of the businesses that get compromised also suffer damage to their reputation, greater than those that have a cybersecurity leader.
You May Have a Cyber Leadership Gap If You:
- Lack clear ownership of cybersecurity strategy, leaving policies, risk decisions, and incident response unassigned or inconsistently handled.
- Operation without regular, business-wide security training, resulting in employees who are more vulnerable to phishing, social engineering, and common attack methods.
- Responding to threats reactively instead of proactively, often discovering threats only after financial loss, downtime, or reputational damage has already occurred.
- Have no dedicated leader translating cyber risk into business impact, causing underinvestment in controls, outdated security practices, and avoidable exposure to breaches.
This also highlights the common problem that small and medium-sized businesses face: the fact that good cybersecurity, for the most part, demands a level of leadership and organizational support that simply cannot be absent from the business. IntelliSystems helps fill this void by providing the structure, expertise, and continuity that it is simply not always practical for a small or medium-sized business. Our professionals offer the guidance the business needs for its security strategy, as well as the day-to-day assistance needed for the continued protection of its systems. Through managed IT services, cybersecurity and compliance services, and our cyber defense assurance audit, we help businesses strengthen their defenses in a practical, sustainable way, allowing internal teams to focus on their core responsibilities while still maintaining a strong security posture.