Cyber Threats are on the rise – cyber crime is here to stay

Cyber threats are on the rise, in 2017 there was over $600 billion globally of costs associated with cyber crime.  Other key facts:

• The forecast for 2019 is that $11.5B billion in damage costs due to ransomware
• 94% of all data breaches begin with a click on a link in an email
• In 2017 consumers lost over $20 Billion due to cyber crime
• In 2015 businesses lost over $20 billion due to email accounts being compromised

In 2016 over 20 billion people had records stolen or compromised

Things that consumers and business should do are:

• Implement device monitoring and protection
• Conduct frequent Dark web scans to identify breaches
• Utilize VPNs and avoid public free Wi-Fi connections
• Implement a secure password safe process
• Harden devices to protect against cyber security
• Implement bio metric and dual factor authentication
• Scan connected IoT devices
• Monitor credit reporting systems
• Implement secure backups with a long retention cycle.

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See also:

• Cyber Currency Hacker Target
• Security and Compliance Tools
• Security Manual Template
• Expired Password

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