Trick or Threat?

NUTMEG Technolo gies Trick or Threat? Is your business safe from cyber security threats? ===== Key points and information you should know about cyber security. Encrypt Your Data Whether it's bank routing digits, credit card accounts or employee social security numbers, this is what hackers use to steal money. Secure Your Hardware For burglars who are not frightened by security alarms and motion detectors, physically locking down computers makes their job tougher. Who is at risk of a cyber attack? Small Businesses Large Businesses Most Common Attacks Close to 50% of all On Average there are 1,400 attacks on a single organization in one week's time Malicious code and cyber attacks occur at small to mid-sized sustained probe/scan attacks combined companies account for 60% of all cybercriminal activity Global cyber attacks rose 48% in 2014 Cyber attack targets: whose network is in for a haunting? Finance and Manufacturing Information/ Communication Insurance • accounted for accounted for 18.6% of attacks accounted for 23.8% of attacks 21.7% of attacks http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2014/oct/201411089.html http://www.computertrainingschools.com/articles/10-cyber-security-horror-stories.html http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/225468 %24