Nine national recommendations for digital security in small businesses

That is why the Danish Agency for Critical Infrastructure, in cooperation with the Cybersecurity Pact, has developed nine specific, business-oriented recommendations to strengthen basic digital security. “In light of the heightened cyber threat, it is necessary for both individual businesses and society more broadly to strengthen digital security. I therefore hope that the nine national recommendations can help the smallest businesses and increase their digital resilience,” says Laila Reenberg, director of the Danish Agency for Critical Infrastructure. The recommendations address fundamental topics such as security updates, password security and access rights, presenting them as concrete, actionable and preventive steps that can strengthen businesses’ resilience against digital fraud and cyberattacks. The nine recommendations are intended for smaller businesses with fewer than 50 employees, such as those that do not have an IT security officer on staff and therefore have to manage digital security themselves. The nine national recommendations for the smallest businesses were developed in cooperation with the Cybersecurity Pact, which consists of: Confederation of Danish Industry, Danish Chamber of Commerce, IT-Branchen, Industriens Fond, SMVdanmark, IDA, Finance Denmark, HK, Insurance & Pension Denmark, Microsoft, the Danish Council for Digital Security, D-mark, Conscia, WithSecure, Security Tech Space, Tryg, TDC Erhverv, Banshie, NNIT, ATEA, Danish Standards, the Board Leadership Association’s Center for Cyber Competencies, Delta Crisis Management, and SagaLabs.