Stop me if you\u2019ve heard this lede before: the internet is evolving and so too is cybercrime. I know, right? That\u2019s like, every single cyber security article you\u2019ve ever read. Ever.<\/p>\n
But here\u2019s the thing, it\u2019s kind of true. Whereas once cyber criminals were relegated to a niche part of our Hollywood collective consciousness, now hacking and cybercrime is at the forefront of our attention span. We\u2019ve had high a number of hacks against the private sector. And despite the protestations of the current administration, pretty much anyone that knows their elbow from their rear end can tell you that Russia hacked the United States\u2019 2016 elections.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a lot to swallow, and it\u2019s not going anywhere anytime soon. Just as in the years previous, cyber security continues to be a game of cat and mouse. Pretty soon they\u2019ll be AI-powered cat and mice. The stakes just keep rising.<\/p>\n
So what are some steps you can take to stay safe in 2018? Here are five website security myths that need to be left in 2017:<\/span><\/p>\n No. While you can certainly filter some evidence to say that statistically a small business has a lower chance of being hacked than a major corporation, that’s misleading. Small businesses are at an even greater risk when it comes to hacking. That comes down to resources.<\/p>\n But let\u2019s start from a numbers standpoint, more than half \u2013 62% \u2013 of all cyber attacks launched are aimed at SMBs per IBM. Per Symantec, while 90% of major corporations have been targeted. 74% of SMBs have too. And then there\u2019s this damning statistic from the National Cyber Security Alliance, 60% or 3 out of every 5 small businesses that suffer a cyber attack end up shuttering within six months of the incident.<\/p>\n Hackers know that while larger companies could make more lucrative targets, they\u2019re also more well guarded and easier to get caught hacking. Smaller companies may lack those same resources making them steadier targets. Don\u2019t fool yourself into think you\u2019re too small to get hacked. You\u2019re not.<\/p>\n While I feel like this myth has been thoroughly debunked<\/a>, apparently some companies still don\u2019t realize that their employees are actually one of the biggest threats to their network and website safety. That\u2019s not said in a malicious way about your employees, either. It\u2019s just that people are Part of this stems from a misperception on the employee level that enough has been done from a company standpoint already. If it\u2019s gotten through your company\u2019s firewall and spam filters, it\u2019s probably safe, right? Plus it says it came from my co-worker, so I\u2019m just going to click\u2026<\/em> Chalk it up to simple ignorance or poor training, but many employees don\u2019t even realize that they could imperil their company with something as meaningless as clicking the wrong attachment.<\/p>\n5.) Small Business Owners Are at Less of a Risk of Being Hacked<\/h2>\n
4.) Your Employees Can\u2019t Impact Your Network or Website Security<\/h2>\n
stup<\/del>\u2014prone to occasional bouts of carelessness.<\/p>\n