The landscape is ever-changing when it comes to Cyber Security. Recent developments in Russia have resulted in the Federal Government issuing warnings to businesses in the U.S. to take every precaution to protect their critical data as the risk of cyber attacks from abroad continues to rise.
Approximately 3.8 million records have been stolen from breaches every day since 2013. Cyber Crime is one of the fastest-growing types of crime and is projected to cost individuals and businesses $6 trillion by 2021, more than all illegal drug sales combined. (Cybersecurity Ventures, 2018)
The following steps can help protect your business
Written by Derek Loomis, CPP, PCI, PSP
Source Cited:
John P. Mellow, Jr. 2018 https://cybersecurityventures.com/cybercrime-diary-whos-hacked-list-of-q3-2018-data-breaches-and-cyberattacks/ Accessed: 02/06/2020