Cybercrime is on the rise and if you thought 2016 was bad … you haven’t seen anything yet!
Businesses, particularly small- to mid-sized businesses with smaller IT budgets, are at risk of a cybersecurity breach, but probably not for the reasons you may expect. If not properly trained, your employees will increase your business’s risk of being infiltrated by a cybercriminal.
So, how confident are you that your employees will be able to spot a fraudulent link or malware-laced attachment in their email?
Today’s guest, Brian Garland is in the process of working toward becoming a CISA – or Certified Information Systems Auditor. On this episode of unsuitable on Rea Radio, Brian shares tips to help business owners properly train their employees about the importance of IT security.
Check out episode 67, like rock-n-roll, cyber threats will never die, if you:
- Want to learn best practices to help your business avoid cyber threats
- Are a fan of Led Zeppelin
- Would like to get tips to help you train your employees about cyber threats.
- Secretly like to dance to Wild Cherry
- Need to find out the latest news concerning Ransomware.
During the first quarter of 2016, about $209 million worth of Ransomware attacks were reported – up about 600 percent from the same period in 2015. And cybercriminals aren’t slowing down. Tune in to this episode of our award-winning podcast to learn more.
If you liked this episode of unsuitable on Rea Radio, let us know! Hit the like button or share it with your followers on social media. You can also use #ReaRadio to join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.
We’ve also included some great resources on our website. Visit www.reacpa.com/podcast for articles, past podcast episodes and more.
podcast
If you liked this episode, you’ll love these:
video
Information Security in a Ransomware World
articles & insight
Government Entities Are Not Immune To Cybercrime – The City of El Paso fell victim to phishing scam that attempted to swindle $3.2 million of taxpayer money from the government entity. Do you know how to respond to a cyberattack?
Fraudsters Target Payroll, HR Departments – Once again, scammers are targeting payroll and human resource officials with an email phishing scam designed to collect sensitive employee information.
Don’t Take The Bait: Government Entities, Businesses Are Victims Of Spearphishing Attacks – As we dive into a new year, it’s likely that we will continue to see an uptick of cybercrime. Will this be the year your database will be breached?
Could Your Entity Survive A Ransomware Attack? – I’ve worked with clients whose businesses were leveled by tornadoes, demolished by explosions, and whose server hardware failure literally sparked catastrophe. You can’t become complacent.
official transcript
Click here to read the official transcript for episode 67: like rock-n-roll, cyber threats will never die.