Companies in every sector have seen an uptick in cybersecurity threats as COVID-19 disrupts business-as-usual and puts many people on edge. This is especially true for the healthcare industry, which is experiencing a deluge of ransomware attacks, phishing scams, and other threats at a critical time.
An unsecure database at nCourt exposes information containing customer financial data
Wolfe & Associates database containing house applicants’ personal information exposed to hackers
In response to this incident, Wolfe & Associates undertook a holistic realignment of their data security capabilities. However, in today’s cybersecurity landscape, where hackers are actively looking to exploit lax data defense standards, companies must take action to secure critical information before a breach occurs.
Personal information of 217,000 Social Bluebook users exposed
Hackers frequently target social media influencers because of their large public following. Therefore, companies catering to this clientele need to be prepared to protect their users’ valuable personal data.
Employees of Ozark Orthopaedics fell for phishing scam exposing 15,000 patient’s data
More than a trillion phishing emails are sent each year, some of which will inevitably make their way into your employees’ inboxes. Training employees to spot these scams is especially important to protect your company from a devastating data breach.
Hackers gain access to view and modify GoDaddy customers’ records
With simple cybersecurity features, like two-factor authentication, company accounts remain secure even when credentials or login information is exposed.