A Data Breach Now Averages $4.88 Million. Could Your Business Survive One?

IBM puts the average data breach at $4.88 million, and small businesses are now the favorite target. Endpoint detection and response (EDR) watches your Macs in real time and shuts down threats before they spread.

Small businesses are now the prime target for cybercriminals, not an afterthought. Attackers go after them because the defenses are usually weaker and the owner is more likely to pay a ransom to get back to work.

IBM's Cost Of A Data Breach Report 2024 puts the average breach at $4.88 million once you add up downtime, lost clients, legal bills, ransom payouts, and the hit to your reputation. A Fortune 500 company can absorb that. Most small businesses can't.

There's a practical way to catch threats before they spread, and it works well on Mac. It's called endpoint detection and response (EDR).

What EDR actually does on your Macs

You don't need to memorize the term. Think of EDR as a guard that watches your Macs around the clock. Traditional antivirus only blocks threats it already recognizes. EDR tracks what's happening on the device instead: logins, file changes, anything out of the ordinary. When it spots ransomware starting to spread or a login from a place that makes no sense, it steps in and shuts the threat down on the spot.

Why old-school antivirus misses today's attacks

Attackers have moved past the obvious tricks. They log in with stolen credentials, hide malware inside files that look routine, and wait for one employee to slip up. None of that trips a tool that only checks for known viruses. EDR catches the behavior, so it stops these quieter attacks before they reach the rest of your network.

Your cyber insurance may already require it

Most owners don't realize that cyber insurers are increasingly making EDR a condition of coverage, including on Mac systems. Skip it, and a claim after a breach could be denied. It's like filing a fire claim when you never installed a smoke detector.

Not sure where your Macs stand?

If you're not certain whether your business is covered, get in touch. We'll walk through what your Macs need and help you close the gaps before someone else finds them. Fixing this now costs a lot less than cleaning up after a breach.

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