Now more than ever, cybercrime is top of mind as the severity and commonality of breaches continue to rise. In fact, a recent report indicates cybercrime damages are expected to hit $6 Trillion by 2021. In 2017 alone, there were more than 1,500 reported data breaches that exposed about 179 million records. That’s up from […]
Learning how to ensure online safety is crucial. 98% of businesses have experienced some form of cyber-attack, while 52% of businesses say that they have experienced a cyber-attack in 2016 and did not make any changes to their cybersecurity efforts in 2017 (Cyber Attack Statistics: Majority of Victims Aren’t Changing Their Security in 2017 – […]
Organizations of any size can be victimized by a cyberattack, making it more important than ever to have actionable cybersecurity plans and employee training as a part of your business continuity program. In a 2018 study conducted by IBM, 2,800 security and IT professionals from around the world provided these eye-opening cybersecurity statistics: 77% of […]
Cybersecurity Threats: Unintentional vs. Intentional October is national cybersecurity month and when you think of a cybersecurity threat, you may think of a movie where the villain (or hero) intentionally breaks into a company’s network to steal sensitive documents or information. Hollywood does a great job of entertaining us by bringing these fictitious hackers to […]
Companies across all industries are at a high risk for slipping through the cracks when it comes to cybersecurity compliance. With new threats every day, it can be challenging to keep up. This is especially true for asset management firms. Due to the extremely high amount of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) that are stored within […]
It doesn’t matter who you are or what type of business you own, nobody is immune to a cybersecurity breach. Thursday, March 22nd, the City of Atlanta discovered this for themselves when they experienced a ransomware attack that has been wreaking havoc on the city. Some departments remained unaffected, while others have yet to receive the […]
Whether you’re a business owner or an individual, chances are you use a smartphone, laptop or desktop, which means you are at risk for having sensitive information compromised. Cybersecurity experts have revealed that the large majority of smartphones and computers contain a flawed chip that gives hackers the potential to access sensitive information stored on […]
These days it seems like every other week there is a massive cyber security breach. Between InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), Arby’s, Chipotle, Gmail, Kmart and Equifax, 2017 has been full of cyber-attacks. As of September 28th, another big-named company, Whole Foods was added to the list of security breach victims. One thing we can learn from […]
There has been no shortage of cybersecurity breaches and attacks in recent years, however when a cyber breach as large as the Equifax data breach takes place, it certainly makes you wonder, “How does that happen and how can I prevent it from happening to my company?” While data breaches and cybersecurity attacks are increasing at […]
It seems that every week there is a new cybersecurity breach. Chipotle Mexican Grill has recently came forward stating that they have been a victim of a massive malware attack, which has resulted in customer payment information being stolen. Chipotle Hack – The Facts After working diligently the past two years to repair their […]