With more and more companies establishing remote work strategies, it’s more important than ever for employees to use multi-factor authentication (MFA) or two-factor authentication (2FA) when accessing the company network. More than 80 percent of all hacking-related breaches leveraged weak, default or stolen passwords.

To succeed in today’s modern competitive business landscape, you need to understand the strengths and weaknesses of your employees. This will equip you to identify areas where employees may need further training, including cybersecurity awareness.

Are you sure that your employees can resist threats and prevent cyberattacks?

Certain employee traits can indicate a lack of cybersecurity knowledge or awareness.

In today's digital world, safeguarding your organization's online assets is critical. Unfortunately, poor password hygiene practices by some employees cause problems for many small businesses, leaving them vulnerable to hackers.

Cybercriminals are constantly trying to find new ways to break into business systems.

As the business world becomes increasingly digitized, you’ll have to tackle several dangers that come with doing business online. Cybercriminals nowadays have several methods to target organizations, from credential hacks to sophisticated ransomware attacks.

Email spoofing, a tactic used by cybercriminals to impersonate your brand by using your exact domain to send emails, is on the rise as email is the top threat vector facing organizations today. And unfortunately, it’s almost impossible to spot an exact domain attack, as phishing emails can appear indistinguishable from legitimate ones.

For years, business owners and upper management left technology-related issues up to their IT team or provider. But because of increased threats, leadership’s role in cybersecurity has changed. Cybersecurity is no longer just an IT matter, but a CEO and board-level risk that must be managed.

The global average cost of a data breach is around $3.83 million. Cybercrime can lead to the loss of valuable business information, revenue and countless hours of time. It is more important than ever before to invest in cyber liability coverage, especially in today's cybersecurity landscape.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the climbing number of cybercrimes and attacks year after year, you’re not alone. 
Cybercrimes cost the world nearly $600 billion a year – that is 0.8% of the global GDP. 
Although this statistic seems scary there are practical ways to protect your business from cybercriminals and minimize attacks heading into the new year.

The convenience of one-click ordering and next-day delivery are attractive to today’s consumers. Online Grinches know this and use every trick in the book to rob you and your business blind. The holiday shopping season is particularly lucrative for cybercriminals for several reasons: the sheer increase in online shopping, consumers’ thirst for online bargains, and the distractions and busyness that are synonymous with this time of year.

The number of organizations that face cybersecurity hacks is growing every single day.  In fact, according to ID Agent, 36% of organizations surveyed suffered a serious data security incident such as a cloud data breach in the past 12 months. The method that cybercriminals use to hack is becoming more and more sophisticated.