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Stay Smart Online Week
7-13 October 2019
If your organisation uses the internet for email, banking, accounting, running a website or other activities, you need to know how to keep your information and assets safe. Many small businesses don’t realise they could be an attractive target for hackers – but the good news is that you can take simple steps to protect your business and customers.
You may not think that your business could be a target, but cybercriminals are motivated by a variety of factors – most of them lead back to money!
Cybercriminals make money through holding data to ransom, stealing funds from bank accounts, identity theft and sale of stolen information. Profits from these activities are highly lucrative and can be fairly easily obtained from unprotected businesses.
It’s easy for a business to underestimate the potential harm that a cyber incident could cause. Loss of revenue, damage to equipment and reputation are some of the concerns that can come from cybercrime and other malicious online activities. Even if no data is lost, the impact can still be detrimental for organisations. Don’t think that it can’t happen to you.
By acting now to prepare your business, there is a good chance that you can protect your interests and recover from an incident.
- Read the Stay Smart Online Small Business Guide
- Download the Stay Smart Online Implementation Guide
- Download the flyer and distribute to your staff
Investing in your online security will almost certainly save you money in the long run – even if you suffer a cyber incident, the cost and time of any recovery is likely to be less if you have good measures in place.
Every day we take measures to safeguard ourselves and our businesses in other areas. Likewise, protecting your business information should become part of normal day-to-day activities.
For more important information on how to protect your business, visit https://www.staysmartonline.gov.au/protect-your-business
Information provided by Stay Smart Online
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It is time to start reporting payroll information to the ATO via STP.
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Is your ABN up-to-date?
Starting this month, the Australian Business Register (ABR) is contacting random ABN holders across all entity types. If selected, you will be asked to confirm your business information, and discuss:
- your understanding of how your ABN works
- what you use your ABN for
- your entitlement to an ABN (if applicable)
- your ABN registration experience and how it can be improved.
ABNs will not be cancelled unless requested by you.
Information gathered will be used to measure the data quality of the ABR, and help improve the experience when applying, maintaining and cancelling an ABN.
The ABR is focused on ensuring only the right people get an ABN and that the register can support business and government beyond initial registration.
Information sourced from the ATO Small Business Newsroom