Exploring which industries have the most cyberattacks can give your business insight into implementing the right security features and strategies to protect your information. Here are six industries that remain the most vulnerable to cyberattacks.
Business gets more digital every day. Your business likely has an online presence and sensitive data. Companies often have to innovate and embrace new technologies to stay ahead of the competition, and while this innovation is exciting, it also comes with some risks.
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Topics: Cybersecurity
If you were going to test the fault-points of a building, you wouldn’t hire the architect, you’d hire a demolitions expert. Similarly, you don’t want the designer of your network testing its security. If the team that configures your network does so incorrectly, they are most likely unaware. The creator of the environment has an inherent bias based on the angle from which they view it. They are blind to vulnerabilities, not necessarily because they are under-qualified, but because they are too close to the project. A security team has a “black box perspective”, which means they have the same outside view of the system that an attacker would. This outsider point of view is just one of the advantages a security expert has over an internal IT team. They also have the training, experience, time, and resources that would be impossible to lump in with a standard IT program.
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Topics: Cybersecurity, Network Security, Information Security, Data Security, Data Ownership, Incident Response, cybersecurity plan
A strong security plan is essential for companies in all industries. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the FBI has viewed a 300% increase in cybercrime. Cyberattackers continue to advance their capabilities, creating more severe problems. As cyberattacks continue to rise, security teams need to find new ways to protect their teams.
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Improving communication within an organization has been proven to increase productivity; that’s easy to see. A study by SalesForce found that more than 80% of employees and executives believe weak communication is the main cause of workplace failures. What might those workplace failures look like? Missing a deadline or offending a client are bad outcomes, but we also need to prepare against exposure of sensitive or personal information.
In this series, ProCircular’s team of information security specialists break down the top cybersecurity risks for small and medium-sized businesses in 2023. How do SMBs prepare for cybersecurity threats and prevent security incidents? Trevor Burke lays out the best ways to get leadership’s support behind security investments.
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Topics: Cybersecurity, Information Security, Data Security, Security Awareness Training, vCISO