In a previous post, we provided information you’ll need to know immediately if your website is successfully hacked. It included recommendations on how and when to:
Step 1 Announce and assess the breach
Step 2 Conduct a deeper investigation
Step 3 Notify affected individuals and organizations and begin remediation
Step 4 Re-launch
Step 5 Communicate the resolution publicly and to affected parties
Step 6 Take steps to remediate vulnerabilities and prevent a future breach
Today’s discussion takes a deeper look into step six, preventing cyber crime at small and medium sized businesses. The truth is that security measures in place at most SMBs are “easy pickings” for hackers, and there is a booming community of C2C (criminal to criminal) interactions focused solely on stealing customer data from SMBs that conduct business online. The same way you work every day to develop new, enticing products and easier ways for your customers to shop, cyber theft “shop owners” fuel this sub economy by devising faster, easier, and more effective methods by which to steal your company’s valuable data.
Preventing data leakage takes an ongoing, concerted effort, so it’s important that you take proactive control over your immediate environment. Here’s how:
