The statistics don’t lie: malicious hackers are now attacking computers and networks at the rate of once every 39 seconds. Codes are becoming more sophisticated and responding to defensive efforts. In 2019, 93.6% of malware was found to be polymorphic. This means its code can change so that it is not easily detected. And the victims of cybercrimes are often exploited more than once; the same Webroot Threat Report shows almost half of business personal computers (PCs) and 53 percent of consumer PCs that got infected once were re-infected within that same year.
Call us old-fashioned, but we believe that you should be able to keep your business data and hard-earned revenue without a criminal taking advantage of it. Here are our top cybersecurity tips for Los Angeles businesses. Head to https://clearfuze.com to learn more.
Anatomy of a Cybersecurity Data Breach
Here is an inside look at the data from the 2020 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report:
- 70% of data breaches were caused by outsiders.
- 86% of data breaches were financially motivated.
- 43% of breaches were attacks on web applications (this is double the number from 2019).
- 27% of malware incidents were attributable to ransomware.
In the Entertainment Industry:
94% of attacks were financially motivated.
Data compromised included Personal (84%) Medical (31%), Other (26%), and Payment (25%).
In the Healthcare Industry: There was a substantial increase in breaches and incidents overall (798 incidents reported, 521 with confirmed data disclosure).
In the Finance and Insurance Industry:
This industry has a constant “target” on its back due to data typically collected from customers.
35% of threat actors were internal; meaning that employee mistakes were to blame for nearly ⅓ of breaches.
Your Cybersecurity Tip List
It is plain to see from the numbers listed above that cyber crimes are increasing, growing more complicated and clever, morphing to target various industries and resulting in an estimated loss of $10.5 trillion USD annually by 2025. There are things you can do to keep your Los Angeles company safe, which is why ClearFuze compiled the cybersecurity tip list below.
- Do not wait for a crisis to happen
- Perform a risk assessment with trusted IT support
- Use endpoint encryption
- Implement cloud authentication
- Introduce a gateway intrusion detection system (IDS)
- Apply a patch management solution
- Run a domain name system (DNS) filtering service
- Use a password manager
- Update your software
Read more about how to implement these cybersecurity measures in our 2-part cybersafety blog series.
Still have questions about how to take the right cybersecurity actions? ClearONE Managed IT Services from ClearFuze provide comprehensive coverage for your entire team—even when you’re spread out across the globe and working remotely. Contact us today for a free assessment to get started.