{"id":8822,"date":"2021-06-23T15:16:46","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T19:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive-lynchlaw.pfgsandbox.com\/?p=8822"},"modified":"2021-09-28T14:45:17","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T18:45:17","slug":"cybersecurity-threats-not-if-but-when","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive-lynchlaw.pfgsandbox.com\/?p=8822","title":{"rendered":"Today&#8217;s Cybersecurity Threats: An Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The threat of a cybersecurity breach is real and rapidly becoming more common.<\/h2>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9770 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/archive-lynchlaw.pfgsandbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/markus-spiske-iar-afB0QQw-unsplash-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"green and black coding \" width=\"663\" height=\"442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive-lynchlaw.pfgsandbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/markus-spiske-iar-afB0QQw-unsplash-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive-lynchlaw.pfgsandbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/markus-spiske-iar-afB0QQw-unsplash-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive-lynchlaw.pfgsandbox.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/markus-spiske-iar-afB0QQw-unsplash-1024x683-1.jpg 970w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Harvard Business Review reports that payouts by the victims of cyberattacks increased by more than 300% in 2020. Developing best practices to prevent this growing threat from crippling your business should be at or near the top of your list of concerns as a business owner or professional.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Many of the world\u2019s most well-known companies have fallen victim to cyberattacks in the last decade, exposing their clientele\u2019s precious information and losing billions of dollars. Some examples include: <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Adobe<\/strong> (153 million users\u2019 data compromised)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>eBay<\/strong> (145 million users\u2019 data compromised)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Equifax<\/strong> (148 million users\u2019 data compromised)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>LinkedIn<\/strong> (134 million users\u2019 data compromised)<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Marriott International<\/strong> (500 million users\u2019 data compromised)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Yahoo<\/strong> (<\/span>3<b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> billion<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0users\u2019 data compromised)\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It is important that your business has internal security in place to keep from falling victim to she same hacks as these world-renowned companies. If not, it is time to meet with your company\u2019s leadership and take measures to prepare for the inevitable, specifically by:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Developing and implementing internal policies and procedures to monitor for and respond to hacking efforts<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Performing internal audits to assess your business\u2019s current readiness in the event of an attack<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Shoring up your business\u2019s insurance coverage in the event your monitoring and defensive measures fail<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/archive-lynchlaw.pfgsandbox.com\/cybersecurity-threats-full\/\">Read the full article &#8220;Today&#8217;s Cybersecurity Threats: Not If, But When&#8221;<\/a> to better appreciate risks, challenges and best practices to protect against these cyberattacks.<\/h4>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The threat of a cybersecurity breach is real and rapidly becoming more common. The Harvard Business Review reports that payouts by the victims of cyberattacks increased by more than 300% in 2020. Developing best practices to prevent this growing threat &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive-lynchlaw.pfgsandbox.com\/?p=8822\"><span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9770,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69,56],"tags":[407,408,401,402,406],"class_list":["post-8822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-corporate","category-general-news-updates","tag-attack","tag-cyberattack","tag-cybersecurity","tag-hacking","tag-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive-lynchlaw.pfgsandbox.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive-lynchlaw.pfgsandbox.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive-lynchlaw.pfgsandbox.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive-lynchlaw.pfgsandbox.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive-lynchlaw.pfgsandbox.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8822"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/archive-lynchlaw.pfgsandbox.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8822\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9771,"href":"https:\/\/archive-lynchlaw.pfgsandbox.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8822\/revisions\/9771"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive-lynchlaw.pfgsandbox.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive-lynchlaw.pfgsandbox.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive-lynchlaw.pfgsandbox.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive-lynchlaw.pfgsandbox.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}