2019, July – Newsletter – Top Ways To Protect Your Business From The #1 Security Threat You Face
Today, cybercrime is more than a potential threat facing your business. It’s an unavoidable force of nature.
“It’s just like preparing for hurricanes, earthquakes or any type of natural or manmade disaster that could create business continuity issues,” says Theresa Payton, the Fortalice Solutions CEO and former White House CIO, in an interview with Cybercrime Magazine. “[It’s the] same thing with a digital cyber-event.” For many of us, it’s easy to imagine these kinds of things happening to “the other guy” and not us. The problem is that cybercriminals go after everyone. They cast a wide net because that gets results.
In fact, according to Roger A. Grimes, 11year principal security architect for Microsoft and cybersecurity columnist and speaker, “Eventually every company is hacked.” After decades consulting for many businesses, he’s come to the conclusion that “every company is completely and utterly owned by a nefarious hacker or easily could be.”
Owners of small and mid-size businesses might imagine that – lucky us! – we don’t have enough cash to justify some faceless hacker’s effort. We’d be wrong. The reality is around half of the cyber-attacks go after small businesses. These don’t really get reported by the media. They’re not as flashy as a cyber-attack against a big bank or retailer. But it’s the attacks against small businesses that do the most damage. One 2016 study found that 60% of small businesses hit with a cyber-attack closed within six months.
Thankfully, it’s not all bad news. While some business owners have no clue what cybersecurity they have in place, others are looking for ways to shore up their
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