10 scary cybersecurity statistics business owners need to know

10 scary cybersecurity statistics business owners need to know

Halloween is approaching and we thought it would be appropriate to cover some bone chilling cybersecurity statistics business owners NEED to know to protect their business.

Cybersecurity is something we all know we need to do more about but also don’t like to think about, however for business owners’ avoidance won’t make the threats any less real.

Take a look at our web of cybersecurity statistics and read on to learn how they can make a mess for your business (and what you can do to fix it).

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While these statistics are scary, we already suspect you’re thinking “it won’t happen to me”. The reasons business owners come to this conclusion are numerous but the top 3 we’ve encountered are.

  1. My business is too small.
  2. I’m not in a sector that’s targeted by hackers.
  3. Even if I was hacked, I don’t have anything they would want.

That last one is a real headscratcher for us. What business operates without any financial data? What about your personal data and that of your employees? Your customers? That’s all valuable data on the dark web.

The scariest statistic of all that wasn’t included in our chart is that 60% of businesses fail following a cybersecurity event.

Preventing an attack is crucial for your business, remediating an attack after the fact is not a clear-cut solution. Usually not all of your data can be recovered, you can’t make up for the lost time spent dealing with the attack, and if it becomes public your reputation may never be what it once was.

There are easy solutions you can put in place today that will reduce your risk dramatically.

  1. Educate your employees about phishing emails, this is one of the biggest sources of threat events.
  2. Ensure two-factor or multi-factor authentication is required on company systems and devices.
  3. Have a company wide password policy that includes not sharing your password with others and coming up with complex yet memorable passwords that can’t be brute forced by a would be attack.

If it’s all overwhelming and you don’t know where to start, we don’t blame you. Navigating the complicated world of cybersecurity is really something that business owners should let a professional handle. If you’re in the Central Valley, Valley Techlogic can be your partner in security and more. Learn more today.

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