Our data is more vulnerable than ever before as systems become more complex and Hackers become more

sophisticated. As we approach the half way point of the 2010s there are more potential holes in these systems to exploit and a higher probability of hackers finding these holes and potentially compromising your data. Threats from outside your organization are not the only worry, however. Internal vulnerabilities, such as rogue employees or contractors are also becoming an increasing problem.

Here are four Security Threats businesses will face in the New Year and beyond:

Credit Card Breaches
Consumers continue to use their plastic in increasing frequency to make purchases large and small. This means almost all businesses must be set up to accept credit cards in order to survive in the 21st Century. It also means that hackers will continue to develop more sophisticated ways of stealing the bank card data of your customers.

Extortion {Blackmail}
The Sony Hack of late 2014 publicized a new motivation for hackers to break into an organization’s network; extortion. In this case, the hackers, assumedly out of North Korea, sought to force Sony to shelve … Read more