Exploit: Ransomware
Louisville Regional Airport Authority: Municipal corporation responsible for owning, operating, and developing Louisville International Airport and Bowman Field
Risk to Small Business: 2.111 = Severe: Failing to understand your organization’s threat landscape can have significant consequences in today’s digital environment. In this case, hackers had access to the university’s database for nearly four months, making it evident that their security standards were not adequate to address relevant threats. Particularly when your university is seen as a premier technological institution, failure in this regard is entirely preventable, embarrassing, and unacceptable.
Individual Risk: 3 = Moderate: There is no indication that personal information was compromised as part of this breach.
Customers Impacted: Unknown
How it Could Affect Your Customers’ Business: : Ransomware is a growing threat among SMBs. Since it is often injected into a company’s network through phishing scams or other employee errors, consider partnering with an MSP that has the tools to train employees and prevent phishing attacks.
Risk Levels:
1 - 1.5 = Extreme Risk
1.51 - 2.49 = Severe Risk
2.5 - 3 = Moderate Risk
*The risk score is calculated using a formula that considers a wide range of factors related to the assessed breach.
