Staying current with cybersecurity threats is an essential aspect of every modern business. As they grow increasingly sophisticated and frequent, consulting with experts to strengthen security is becoming commonplace among leaders of companies. It is a wise investment because serious data breach has been found to for 60% of businesses into bankruptcy within six months. The following will discuss the most dangerous cybersecurity threats of 2023.

Critical Infrastructure Attacks

Cybercrime can target huge targets, including a country’s critical infrastructure. In recent years, electrical grids, hospitals, and pipelines have been shut down by cyberattacks. Experts predict that attacks on banking, energy, and healthcare will be a growing trend this year.

If your company handles critical infrastructure, how will you prepare for and respond to a cyberattack? Working with a managed service provider (MSP) to bolster your cybersecurity is an excellent first step. The second is creating a backup and disaster recovery (DR) to ensure business continuity.

Cloud Breaches

The cloud has increased the availability of data and solutions for your team wherever they are working. However, this accessibility may give cybercriminals an easier path to a data breach. A little more than one in four companies on the public cloud have been breached in the past year. Prominent past victims include Facebook and Uber.

Most cloud breaches have resulted from compromised credentials, exploited vulnerabilities, improper configurations, and unauthorized data sharing. Thus, checking your cloud configuration and implementing encryption and multi-factor authentication (MFA) is recommended.

Mobile Device Vulnerabilities

You may not be aware that 6 out of 10 instances of cyber fraud, including stolen passwords and phishing, occur on mobile devices. As your staff typically store sensitive data, ranging from banking information and emails, on their smartphones, your company can be vulnerable to a data breach every hour of the day. Moreover, much of this information can be intermingled with personal social media accounts.

Providing employees with training and guidance regarding mobile devices and cybersecurity is an excellent way to address these issues. Implementing a VPN and antivirus solutions is another. Drafting and distributing a company policy to all staff members helps ensure everyone is on the same page.

Part 2 will cover more of the most dangerous cybersecurity threats of 2023.

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