The prevalence of cybercrime is increasing…
And it’s well-known.
According to a Gallup poll, People are more concerned about cybercrime than they are about crimes that are directly life threatening, such as murder or terrorism.
Cybercrime has a longer time to repair its effects, and more businesses are losing money as a result.
As a result, cybercrime costs businesses and organisations tens of millions of dollars each year.
What is cybercrime, exactly?
Cybercrime is defined as a crime committed using a computer and a network.
The issues surrounding these types of crimes have gained a lot of attention.
Those relating to hacking, data loss and integrity, system disruptions, and other issues.
How does cybercrime impact businesses and organizations?
When data is compromised, it becomes a severe issue with several ramifications for the company/organization, as well as its employees, associates, and consumers.
One of the effects, for example, can be a loss of revenue, which can be devastating to any business or organization.
What are the different types of cybercrime?
Here are several examples:
Fraud committed by tampering with, destroying, stealing, or suppressing any information in order to acquire an illegal or unfair advantage. The partial or complete acquisition of particular functionality within a system, network, or website is known as hacking. One of the most destructive malware-based attacks is ransomware.
How can cybercrime be avoided?
Make a commitment to being prepared. Data, physical security, and people and process are three areas where cyber defenses can be reinforced.
A defense-in-depth plan with multiple layers can help. There is no way a single solution can solve everything. To eliminate single points of failure, “defense – in – depth” tactics are being used.
What can SynchWhiz do to assist?
SynchWhiz Secure Cloud is a self-service cloud architecture designed to accommodate your company’s changing needs, whether short-term or long-term.
It is designed to serve a variety of workloads, disaster recovery, and compliance demands and is built on VMware vCloud technology and accessed through the SynchWhiz Secure Cloud Console.
Security and flexibility should not be mutually exclusive in the cloud.
You can now extend the rigour of existing on-premise security and compliance policies to the SynchWhiz Secure Cloud while maintaining control, visibility, and auditability.
To summarise, the question is no longer if, but rather when, a data breach affecting your data will occur.
Cybercriminals will undoubtedly acquire access, whether through a breach of your own systems or a third- party’s.
Fighting cybercrime requires a combination of awareness and technological advancements.
Don’t make it easy for cybercriminals to target your firm.
Above all, take control now to save everything you’ve built for the future.