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 […]
Cybersecurity is a growing concern for individuals and businesses alike. More and more people are wanting to improve their online security whether that’s through monitoring potentially harmful activity they see or using a promo code for torguard to get a cheap VPN that will protect their data. A VPN works by routing a device’s internet […]
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 […]