The Blame Game
When a breach occurs, after the confusion and panic have passed (or merely settled in), the finger pointing starts. Generally, clients assume that since the anti-virus icon in the corner was there, they were protected. Firewall? Not sure what it is, but I get an alert every now and then about it, so it must be doing something. Passwords? I use them. Sure, they aren’t the most complicated, but c’ mon, why would a hacker want my bank account?
How to Create an Incident Response Plan
Data breaches are extremely common as technology continues to advance. Of those breaches, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are a favored target for cybercriminals.
In fact, more than 70% of attacks target small businesses, according to the National Cyber Security Alliance, and as many as 60% of hacked SMBs go out of business following a data breach.
With the stakes so high, SMBs must be prepared to respond to a data breach in the event one was to occur.
But You Changed Your Password – So How Did This Happen?
Anna Jones is an employee of Your Financial Services, Inc. and has used LinkedIn since 1996. It’s been a great tool for listing her employment history as well as communicating with former colleagues and potential employers to keep in touch. Over the years there’s been a lot of private information exchanged between her and these individuals, including salary ranges and other personal anecdotal information. LinkedIn isn’t her bank account or email, so she just uses her standard “go-to” username and password – the easy one that she knows she won’t forget.
Employees: The #1 Cause of Data Breaches
As the multi-billion-dollar industry of cybercrime continues to thrive, employees remain the number one cause of cyber attacks. Despite cybercriminals relentlessly targeting and attacking organizations of all sizes, employees remain untrained on security awareness, leaving them to fight a battle they’re unprepared for.
Breached Records to Skyrocket with SMBs as the Biggest Targets
A lot can happen in 5 years, and unfortunately, not always for the better. According to a recent report by Juniper Research, Cybercrime & the Internet of Threats 2018, data breaches are expected to reach 146 billion records over the next five years.
Phone-Based 2FA: Not so Secure After All
In a time where data breaches have become the norm, there is no such thing as exercising too much caution when it comes to protecting your online assets, including your login credentials and access to accounts. Two-factor authentication (2FA), a method of confirming a user’s identity via combining two factors is widely accepted and recommended by security experts as a necessity for optimum security online. 2FA is a great added security feature to protect your account because an unauthorized individual is unlikely to supply the factors required to successfully gain access.
Exactis Database Leaks 340 Million Records of Personal Data
There is a good chance you’ve never heard of the major marketing and data aggregation company Exactis, but that doesn’t mean they don’t know you. In fact, Exactis may know a great deal of your personal information, including your email address, your home address, your habits and hobbies, your children’s ages and genders if you have any, and more. Even more alarming, if Exactis does have that information, so too may a hacker who discovered it leaked publicly on the internet. Marketwatch explores the breach and what it means for nearly every American involved.
Infographic: Cybersecurity: Fighting a Threat That Causes $450B of Damage Each Year
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New Dark Web Security Vulnerability Tool from Breach Secure Now! Lets MSPs Arm Clients in Fight Against Cyberattacks Caused by Employee Error
MORRISTOWN, N.J. (PRWEB) JANUARY 22, 2018 Dark Web Breach Assessment shows businesses which employees could cause a data breach With today’s release of its Dark Web Breach Assessment (DWBA) service, Breach Secure Now! (BSN) makes it possible for MSPs to strengthen their clients’ defenses against cybercriminals who exploit human errors to steal vital financial data […]
Study finds that 30% of SMEs lack an incident response plan
Cybersecurity issues have become very prevalent in the modern era, making headlines with their disasters and fines associated with them. While it may seem obvious that businesses should take precautions to protect themselves against these potential attacks, they have been slow to move forward with improving their security measures – especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). An article on SME dives into a recent study of how prepared SMEs are for a security incident when it comes to their data breach response plan.