How Employers’ Ignorance Creates Opportunities for Black Hat Attacks
People are working from home more than ever before. Offices sit mostly empty, while network and system security tools remain onsite.
Many employees connect to work resources using basic ISP-provided modems or routers. These often retain default usernames and passwords from setup.
Insecure connections give attackers easy entry points to access sensitive company data and systems.
Most business owners and employees do not fully understand cybersecurity principles. They also lack the technical skills needed to safeguard critical networks.
This knowledge gap puts the responsibility on CTOs, CISOs, CSOs, IT Directors, and IT Managers.
When organizations fail to address these weaknesses, malicious actors take advantage. Negligence fuels the growth of the black-hat industry.
The Real Cost of Poor Cybersecurity
Dollar amounts highlight the financial risk of getting hacked in today’s environment. Remote work has increased the average cost of a data breach by $137,000.
If that number is not alarming enough, the search term “how to remove a virus” increased by 42% in March.
Awareness is not the same as action. Leaders must take steps to protect their company’s data.
There is no single solution that works for every business. Start by asking your security expert if the company uses AI or advanced protection tools.
Compliance and Legal Consequences
Therefore, every business leader must take action to protect his or her business’s data. It is impossible, and beyond the scope of this blog, to recommend a one-size-fits-all solution.
Leaders can always start by contacting their respective company’s security expert and asking if their networks/information systems are being protected with AI and other advanced security technologies.
Just as important (possibly even more), ensuring required compliance are met at all employee home offices is essential to a business’s livelihood. Currently, health care is seeing a spike in compliance enforcement.
If you are reading this and have any questions, we are always here to help as well. With that said, we will continue to provide useful information to help secure your environment/information systems.
