
Cyber attacks can happen to anyone. They can happen to individuals as well as organizations. A business may think, they are too small for anyone to want to steal their data. However, it doesn’t matter the size of your business or the size of your personal bank account. As long as you have data to steal, then you’re susceptible to a cyber attack.
In recent news St. Louis County was hit with a cyber attack. Which brought down their internal servers. Investigators are investigating the incident to determine what data was compromised, if any.
In other news, the Missouri Department of Social Services was also hit with a cyber attack. The Missouri Department of Social Services sent out letters notifying their clients their information may have been accessed due to an online security incident. They are still investigating the incident.
All day every day, individuals get hit with a cyber attack. Which could come in the form of an email, clicking on a link online, going to a web page that is not secure, and or downloading software or attachments that mimic something you recognize.
Cyber attacks increase every day and is something that will never go away. For as long as the internet is accessible, so is your data. As an individual or a business, taking the necessary precautions to stay up to date with security trends and compliance will help protect you. There really isn’t a bullet proof way of making sure your data is secure. There is a way to mitigate the issue before it happens so you’re not out any money from your network being down, from your accounts being frozen, or the time it takes to resolve an attack after it happens. Get ahead of it and protect yourself and or your business! Contact C Three Business Consultants for your protection!