Logivision | The Cyber Threat Your Business Isn’t Seeing
Episode Recap
How prepared is your business if the technology you rely on suddenly stops working—or falls into the wrong hands?
In our latest podcast episode, Joel Hershberger from Logivision shares how cybersecurity threats are changing, why small businesses are increasingly vulnerable, and how business owners can better protect their companies.
Here are a few highlights from our conversation.
When One Email Can Cost Thousands
For small businesses, a cyberattack doesn’t have to involve a sophisticated breach to cause serious damage.
Joel shared the story of a company where attackers gained access to an employee’s email through phishing. Once inside, they monitored conversations, intercepted quotes, changed payment information, and even interfered with payroll.
At one point, a customer was preparing to send roughly $250,000 to the attackers before noticing something seemed off and verifying the payment information.
The story shows how one compromised account can quickly become a much larger problem.
How AI Is Changing Cybersecurity
Spotting a scam used to be easier. Strange wording, obvious spelling mistakes, or an unusual request could quickly raise a red flag.
AI is changing that.
Attackers can now create messages that sound natural and even imitate the communication style of someone they’re impersonating. Voice technology can take it a step further by making a fraudulent phone call sound like it is coming from a business owner, coworker, or another trusted person.
Joel’s advice is simple: verify.
When an unexpected request involves money, account information, or other sensitive actions, contact that person through another trusted method before moving forward.
Building Layers of Protection
No single cybersecurity tool can fully protect a business.
Instead, Joel recommends taking a layered approach. Multifactor authentication, email filtering, security monitoring, backups, and other safeguards can work together so that if one layer fails, another is there to help.
Employee training is another important part of that protection.
Businesses can train employees to recognize suspicious activity and even conduct simulated phishing tests to see how their team responds. The goal isn’t to create fear. It’s to make cybersecurity awareness part of everyday business operations.
Planning for the Worst
One of Joel’s biggest recommendations for business owners is to create a business continuity and disaster recovery plan.
Start by identifying the technology your company depends on. What happens if your email goes down? What if you lose access to your files, point-of-sale system, accounting software, or internet connection? Even more importantly, what happens if someone else gains access?
From there, determine how long your business can operate without each system, what the financial impact could be, and what backup plan you have in place.
As Joel explained, simply having one security measure can create a false sense of security. A plan helps you identify all the different doors into your business and decide how to protect each one.
Throughout the episode, Joel reinforces an important lesson: Cybersecurity isn’t just about preventing an attack. It’s about understanding your risks, training your people, building layers of protection, and having a plan before something goes wrong.
If you’re a business owner who relies on technology in any part of your operation, you won’t want to miss this conversation with Joel from Logivision.
