Symantec, a well-known cyber security company, partnered with National Cyber Security Alliance to investigate small businesses and how they are affected by cybercrime. What they found was surprising: 83 percent of these companies have no specific plan in place to protect against cybercrime and 69 percent have no plan at all.
Cyber Crime 101: How to Stay Informed and Defend Your Online Business Accounts Against it
5 Essential Tips to Protect Your Small Business Against Cyber Crime
Small businesses have become a prime target for cyber criminals in recent years. The potential rewards are smaller than those available from hacking corporations, but small enterprises are softer targets. A cyber criminal can breach the security systems of hundreds of small businesses in the time it takes to hack the protections of a corporation.
5 Mistakes That Expose Businesses to Cyber Crime
Reliance on the Internet means that all modern businesses face the threat of hacking and cyber crime. Even if you don't sell products or take payments online, use of email, holding customer information in digital formats and use of accounting software carries risk.
Identify Cyber Security Threats
Cyber criminals don't sit still. While IT professionals develop defenses for recent attacks, criminals develop new ways to attack. Businesses can't just install security software, train employees, and then relax. It is vital for IT professionals to keep up with cyber security trends to avoid increasingly sophisticated assaults.
Necessities of Cyber Security Professionals in Today’s Computing Environment
The vast network of cyber-space can harbor major threats to the security of personal computers; LAN and WAN networks; and wireless Internet networks. Trained computer networking specialists who are experts in cyber-security are needed to secure networks and computer systems for effective data storage and retrieval.
Seven Cyber Security Trends in 2016
Cyber Security is no longer a PC concern but has taken over mobile and cloud-based networks this year. Coupled with increased security risks and breaches at top firms and Fortune 500 companies, 2016 will be a year of change and revelations
1. Knowledge And Resources For Mobile Cyber Security
New trends such as Bring Your Own Device(BYOD) and businesses that use mobile only devices have left gaping holes for social engineers and cyber criminals to slither through.
Successful Cyber Attacks are the User’s Fault
In private -- and usually anonymously -- the companies producing anti-malware software begrudgingly admit that, most of the time, the criminals are winning the game. However, they're not winning because firewall and anti-malware software is ineffective; they're winning because computer users are negligent with preventing cyber attacks.
How to Protect Your Small Business Against Cyber Crime in 5 Steps
Most modern businesses rely on the Internet for ordering stock, making sales, managing orders and keeping in touch with customers. This means they are vulnerable to the increasing threat of cyber crime. Large criminal networks and hacking groups tend to focus on corporations and larger organizations, but small businesses are increasingly under attack by cyber criminals.