Bob McCool of arielMIS presents Cyber-Security Awareness to Realities for Children Business Members

ByBob McCool

Cyber Security Statistics

  • 43 percent of cyber-attacks target small business.
  • Only 14 percent of small businesses rate their ability to mitigate cyber risks, vulnerabilities and attacks as highly effective.
  • 60 percent of small companies go out of business within six months of a cyber-attack.
  • 48 percent of data security breaches are caused by acts of malicious intent. Human error or system failure account for the rest.
  • Small businesses are most concerned about the security of customer data
    (source https://smallbiztrends.com/2017/01/cyber-security-statistics-small-business.html)

Take away points from the presentation were:

  • Don’t open attachments that come in an email unless you verify it was sent by the actual sender.
  • Make sure you have an antivirus on your computer.
  • Make sure your operating system is up to date.

 

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