Six Ways to Protect Your Company from an Expensive and Embarrassing Cyberattack
Cyber-attacks have moved to the front page of the news. The attack on Colonial Pipeline and JBS Foods went to the heart of the US energy and food supply systems. Hospitals and health organizations were hit in 2020 impacting over 18 million patient records and costing $ 21 Billion. No one is immune as 43% of attacks are against small businesses. So being big or small does not escape the attack. The criminals behind these attacks are building more sophisticated profit-oriented organizations, even investing in AI (Artificial Intelligence) and talent to keep a few steps ahead of the defense. We are all part of the defense and it’s challenging to keep up with the bad guys. Assuming some level of IPS, firewall and antivirus are in place within your company here are 6 steps to take that many companies either do not do at all or neglect doing consistently or correctly. Security Awareness Training Security Awareness doesn’t remove the element of human judgment, but it does help make human judgm...