How many thousand lira should a small business allocate annually for cybersecurity, there was no consensus on this until now

we have 12 people too the budget the security consultant suggested was terrifying. honestly then i bought a simple antivirus, 2 months later the computers got slow... edit: need to change the antivirus

Starting budget for 15 people: - Antivirus: 2000-3000 - Firewall: 3000-5000 - Backup: 2000-3000 - Training: 1000 - Total: ~8000. Annually.

hiring a security consultant is expensive but if you see what they do at first, it'll seem cheap later. we paid 30k and saw the value it brought in 6 months

Adaptive budget logic: First year set up basic infrastructure (antivirus backup). Second year add advanced solutions (remote access, data management). Hire a consultant in the third year.

Isn't software licensing really harmful? I've seen many employees working with pirated copies, but is it worth the risk?

starting simple isn't a big deal what matters is starting and making it routine! get everyone antivirus in one go, start the next day. that's it

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i have a question. any unwritten clause becomes a point of disagreement later, as both sides remember it differently.

if I were you, I'd go this route.

We need to make a distinction here. Hasty decisions become decisions you have to fix six months later.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

exactly like that and payment information changs are never verified through the channel they came from.

that's all, sorry if I went on too long.

My questions are cleared up, thanks. Start with a small trial; don't commit to everything at once.

Absolutely. If I were to add anything: Forgotten test environments are more often the entry point than live systems.

If permission and scope aren't in writing, don't start that test. That's all, sorry if I went on too long.

Sorry, but this doesn't apply in every case. The answer varies greatly by industry; there is no one-size-fits-all rule.

Most incidents start with a leaked password, not a vulnerability.

I have an objection here. Taking measures without an inventory leaves doors you haven't seen open.

Hasty decisions become decisions you have to fix six months later. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Saved.

I have an objection here. Everyone rushing into cybersecurity budget for SMEs gets stuck at the same point.

Proven by experience.

Timely topic. The real issue isn't the number, but what it's based on.

Any unwritten clause becomes a point of disagreement later, as both sides remember it differently. Good luck with that.

Thanks a lot, I'll try it today.