Ginni Rometty, IBM’s chairman, president and CEO, said: “Cybercrime is the greatest threat to every company in the world.” According to Department of Homeland Security, “Our daily life, economic vitality, and national security depend on a stable, safe, and resilient cyberspace.”
Cybercrime is the act of committing crimes against individuals or businesses with the intent of causing harm through computers, internet, mobile devices, other devices, online accounts, websites or any other modern technology. It can involve gaining access to or destroying personal, financial and healthcare information for the purpose of harming or financial or other benefits. Cybersecurity is protection against digital attacks mainly in the form of internet-based threats. Cyberattacks are targeted towards individuals, home users and businesses. According cybersecurity statistics 43% of cyberattacks target small businesses and 95% of cybersecurity breaches are due to human error. 60% of SMBs go out of business within six months of a cyberattack. Cybersecurity is a lot more than just having antivirus and firewall protection. The most common types of cyberattacks include virus, spyware, malware, ransomware, phishing, data breach, etc.
Cybersecurity involves the following:
1. Periodic risk assessment
2. Protecting the network
3. Protecting the individual devices such as computers, laptops, mobile devices, etc.
4. Backing up business critical information
5. Security policies and procedures for providing physical, technical and administrative safeguards
6. Continuous monitoring
7. Breach prevention
8. Cybersecurity training
9. Compliance management
10. Breach notification
11. Breach management
12. Recovering from a breach or attack
Prevention is better than cure. Work with your IT team or a cybersecurity expert to implement a cybersecurity solution. Have a cybersecurity insurance. Prevent expensive potential breaches and costly lawsuits. Most businesses go out of business within six months of attack. Protect your customer data and your business.
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