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
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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
  • :FIX:
    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  • Threat #3: OUT-OF-DATE ANTIVIRUS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    Out-of-date software can be susceptible to automated attacks.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.

At Queen City Business Networks we’ve been helping protect businesses and we can help yours. Give us a call today whether you’re in the cloud, want to be, or still local we can help your business be better protected, keep you informed and help you grow.

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