the importance of cybersecurity in 2017

The Importance of

Cybersecurity in 2017

Cybercrime is now a $ 600 billion

opportunity. It’s a well-organized business

affecting both IT corporations and small

companies. In fact, hackers consider small

and medium-sized businesses an easier

target due to weak defense systems.

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THESE ARE CYBERCRIME TOP TARGETS

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SOME SHOCKING CYBERSECURITY STATS…

• Every day, 200 thousand new malware samples

are captured;

• Through 2016, 4 thousand ransomware attacks

took place on a daily basis;

• Over 70% of companies affected by ransomware

paid hackers to regain access to customer

records last year. 20% of those had to pay over $

40 thousand;

• More than 59% of infections came from emails.

78% of employees clicked on embedded links

despite being aware of security risks.


YET, CYBERSECURITY THREATS ARE

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TOP CAUSES OF ATTACKS & DATA BREACHES

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COMMON TYPES OF BUSINESS

CYBERATTACKS

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In 2017, ransomware attacks are expected to grow by 250%,

causing over $ 5 billion in damageAll rights reserved © R-Style Lab 2017

A typical cyberattack victim

is denied access to computers within a

business network & file servers.

Each hour of downtime will cost your small

business over $ 8 thousand. Unless you

consult experienced software developers &

treat cybersecurity seriously, tomorrow

cybercrime might affect you.


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HERE’S HOW TO SECURE YOUR IT

INFRASTRUCTURE (pt. 1)

• Create a corporate security policy regarding

acceptable use, password generation and

defenses against social engineering (and make

sure your employees adhere to it!);

• Encrypt & backup business data (copy of

backup data should be kept off-premises);

• Conduct employee screening to detect

malicious insiders;

• Standardize security protocols to address the

Bring Your Own Device challenge;


HERE’S HOW TO SECURE YOUR IT

INFRASTRUCTURE (pt. 2)

• Maintain security patches and simplify

firmware updates (cybercriminals always look

for vulnerabilities and come up with new hacking

techniques);

• Design software/hardware products with

security in mind (from choosing a secure

website CMS to implementing reliable IoT

messaging protocols, security should be your top

priority);

• Educate users (only 31% of IoT adopters, for

example, update to the latest version of

firmware; most users continue to use default

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The r-stylelab.com team urges you to

follow cybersecurity best practices,

keep detailed logs and report attacks to

authorities. Together we can make

cyberspace a safer place!


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SOURCES:

https://smallbiztrends.com/2017/01/cyber-security-statistics-small-business.html

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kateharrison/2016/05/03/the-best-practices-in-cyber-security-

for-small-to-medium-sized-businesses/#653fc4697346

http://r-stylelab.com/company/blog/iot/iot-security-challenges-where-do-we-go-from-here

https://smallbiztrends.com/2017/01/cyber-security-statistics-small-business.html

https://www.observeit.com/blog/10-best-practices-cyber-security-2016

https://blog.barkly.com/cyber-security-statistics-2017


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