The 4 Strange things that we must know about Cyber Security!

1. Do secure companies only get more sales and credibility?
2. In the Digital era, most of the marketing activities like selling, buying, and branding are happening through digital mediums. So, all the clients and customers are actively looking into the security measures every e-commerce and product selling companies taking care of! Especially sensitive information like payments, personal data we provide during checkout, payroll information, other documents, intellectual property, health care information or, any type of sensitive data, they want assurances that you can be trusted.

What comes and goes from your network is vital than you think!

From startup companies to multinational companies will definitely look after security protocols and they will be having firewalls that protect the network from known intrusions by blocking suspicious or malicious traffic from any third party gateway. However, during a recent analysis, it's clear that few organizations do not block or inspect outbound traffic and allow information to leave the network that may be dangerous.

These are sometimes called insider threats that allowing network traffic to leave your network in an unencrypted format. Most of them are known to us like personal email, file transfers, and website logins. These are so-called sensitive information that can affect our credibility!

It is observed that most people use similar passwords for work and personal accounts, which indirectly allowing unencrypted traffic that exposes user credentials to the attacker. Hackers find all possible ways to gain access to your network and send data out without being detected. Hackers will use the most unblocked outbound protocols to send your sensitive data to their networks.

How complex your password was?

Since most of the companies have been through insider threats or few exposed to cyber attacks, they generally ask employees to have a most complex password to avoid cyber attacks. However, it was proved that there are databases available that list thousands of most typical passwords that have already been hacked?! Do you really try to give a complex password for your personal email or storage? If so what is the complexity level? Just an alphanumeric with special characters wouldn't save you anymore, since ethical hacking has become a subject for collages! So normal passwords can create security gaps and results from data breaches.

Do you think your backups will save you from Ransomware/Malware?

Yes! Most of us agree that every company will be having the best backup plan to ride of cyber attacks and face disasters! However, If you are struck by a ransomware attack, it's easy to restore the original files before someone can steal them through hacking. But many organizations are unaware that ransomware code can be programmed to lay dormant for a long period of time. So instead of worrying about a data breach and cyber-attacks, it's always suggested to safeguard your data with a proper cybersecurity strategy!

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