Imagine you’re going about your day when you get a text from the CEO.

They’re out doing customer visits and need you to buy some gift cards.

This is a high priority. The CEO needs the card details urgently.

Would this kind of request make you pause and wonder?

Would you quickly pull out your credit card to do as asked?

A surprising number of employees fall for this gift card scam. 

Without proper training, 32.4% of employees are prone to fall for a phishing scam. 

Why Do Employees Fall for Phishing Scams?

·         They are afraid of not doing as asked by a superior

·         They jump at the chance to save the day

·         They don’t want to let their company down

·         They may feel they can advance in their career by helping

Tips for Avoiding Costly Phishing Scams

·         Always Double Check Unusual Requests

·         Don’t React Emotionally

·         Get a Second Opinion

Need Help with Employee Phishing Awareness Training?

Give us a call today to schedule a training session to shore up your team’s defenses. 

No business wants to suffer a data breach. 

But unfortunately, it’s difficult to completely avoid them. 

Approximately 83% of organizations have experienced more than one data breach. (IBM Security 2022 Cost of a Data Breach Report)

The cost of a data breach climbed again in 2022. 

The global cost of one breach is now $4.35 million, up 2.6% from last year. 

Cybersecurity Tactics to Reduce the Impact of a Breach

·         Use a Hybrid Cloud Approach

·         Put in Place an Incident Response Plan & Practice It

·         Adopt a Zero Trust Security Approach

·         Use Tools with Security AI & Automation

How to Get Started Improving Your Cyber Resilience

·         Address the “low-hanging fruit” first. 

·         Then, move on to longer-term projects.

Need Help Improving Your Security & Reducing Risk?

Give us a call today to schedule a chat about a cybersecurity roadmap. 

Data breaches are an unfortunate part of life. 

They can have costly consequences for individuals. 

Hackers can steal identities and compromise bank accounts, just to name a couple.

Cybercriminals breach about 4,800 websites every month.

Months or years can go by without you knowing about compromised data.

Recent Breaches of Personal Information That May Impact You

·         Microsoft Customer Data Breach 

·         2.5 Million Records Exposed in a Student Loan Breach 

·         U-Haul Data Breach of 2.2 Million Individuals’ Data

·         Neopets Breach May Have Compromised 69 Million Accounts

·         One Employee Computer Causes a Marriott Breach

·         Shield Health Care Group Exposes Up to 2 Million Records

·         Flagstar Bank Takes 6 Months to Identify Individuals Affected in a Breach

·         8.2 million Current and Former Customers of Block Compromised

·         Crypto.com Breach Nets Hackers Over $30 Million