In today’s interconnected, digital world, cyber threats continue to grow and represent a serious challenge to organizations of all sizes. National Cyber Security Awareness Month is a timely and powerful opportunity learn more about this critical topic. Whether a small business, municipality, technology company or a large publicly traded corporation, if an organization uses technology, it is at risk of a data breach or cyber attack.
To help raise awareness of this growing risk and help you better secure yourself from a cyber attack, we will provide insights into the threats associated with cyber risks and how to effectively protect against them, including weekly cyber security tips.
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Tip 1: Plan ahead. Every business should plan for a cyber-threat, including a data breach; the potential loss or theft of company and customer data. There were more than 47,000 reported security incidents and 621 confirmed data breaches from the past year according to the Verizon 2013 Data Breach Report. Over the entire nine-year range of this study, that tally now exceeds 2,500 data breaches and 1.1 billion compromised records.
A data breach can hurt your brand, customer confidence, reputation and, ultimately, your business. The importance of data to your company’s daily operations cannot be overstated. Knowing what data security regulations affect your business and assessing your company data security gaps can help you develop a plan for keeping your data secure.
When to call for help after a data breach (NetworkWorld)
In spite of best practices, it is likely your organization will experience a serious data breach at some point. Once the initial shock wears off you’ll be faced with numerous decisions, the most significant of which is whether to seek help from outside professionals such as attorneys, computer forensics investigators, information security consultants, privacy consultants and law enforcement. Read More »