It’s a truism that technology is always changing. But what’s important is the way that it’s changing. Right now, we’re moving out of the era where businesses derived their value from the capital that they hold and into one where their data repositories are what matters. Facebook wouldn’t be worth much at all if it didn’t have mountains of information on its users, which advertisers can use to market their products.
Protecting that information, therefore, is a priority for startup entrepreneurs. No matter what kind of business you run, you need systems in place to protect data, especially if you use so-called “personally identifiable information” of your customers.
Global internet security threats are on the increase. Cybercriminals are beginning to discover that they can extract significant sums of money from firms that do not have a secure cybersecurity policy in place. Security naive companies run the risk of being subjected to ransomware attacks, or worse.
Just looking at the timeline of cybersecurity attacks over the past year should be sufficient to cause alarm. Major companies, like Equifax and MyHeritage all suffered substantial data losses and security breaches, all because they didn’t take the threat of cyberattack seriously enough.
If you’re interested in how to combat cybersecurity threats, then take a look at the following infographic. In today’s environment, it’s no longer the case that startups are “under the radar” or too small for criminals to target: data are data, and if yours is valuable to you, then hackers have a reason to steal it and potentially hold you to ransom. The following infographic explains the skills you need to combat digital threats.
Infographic By: University of Alabama Birmingham
