Basic Cyber Resilience for Business: The Cyber Essential Scheme Approach Big or small businesses depend on technology to store customer information, send emails, manage finances online, and operate. Organisations are more connected today than ever, which comes with huge risks like cyberattacks. That’s why threats such as hacking, phishing, ransomware, and malware are on the rise, with the global average data breach cost reaching the highest at $4.88 million.