As long as businesses continue to operate and make money, cyber-criminals will look for ways to break in, exploit weaknesses, and steal.
To defeat them, you need to find the angles they use to exploit your systems.

Here are 6 Known angles cyber-criminals exploit.

Threat #1: STOLEN DEVICES
Hackers physically stealing equipment with sensitive data.
- 80% of the cost of a stolen laptop is from stolen data
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Encrypt all devices and use an asset-tracking tool to keep an inventory.

Threat #2: POOR USER AWARENESS
Users using weak passwords and falling for phishing scams.
- 85%of organizations have experienced a phishing attack
:FIX:
Provide user awareness training.

Threat #3: OUT-OF-DATE ANTIVIRUS
New malware strains come online daily.
- 390,000 New malware strains created each day.
:FIX:
Update virus definitions and leverage behavioral and heuristic scans.

Threat #4: UNPATCHED SOFTWARE
Out-of-date software can be susceptible to automated attacks.
- ONLY 25% of Microsoft® Windows® users run the latest, fully patched version
:FIX:
Use a patch management tool to keep up.

Threat #5: MALICIOUS WEBSITES
Hackers use Drive-by downloads or phishing websites to steal credentials.
- 195,000 unique domains were used for phishing attacks in 2016.
:FIX:
Deploy a web content-filtering solution to keep users off malicious websites.
Threat 6. LACK OF MONITORING
Attacks often go unnoticed.
‘205 Days’ THAT is the average time it takes for organizations to discover an intrusion
:FIX:
Use a strong monitoring system to detect unauthorized access.