Five worst industries for cybersecurity risk revealed
Summary
Research carried out by cyber crime experts FoxTech suggests otherwise and has revealed that among the worst industries at risk of cybersecurity breaches are computer software development companies with an average cyber risk score of 166, followed by publishing (152), research (115), transportation, trucking & railroad (111) and civil engineering (102). “In many cases, companies will be entirely unaware that the antivirus or endpoint protection software they have invested in simply isn’t robust or far-reaching enough to prevent a cyber attack from occurring. Sometimes, a company can be exposed by something as simple as poorly managed user accounts, software that is out of date or inadvertently leaving their database visible to the internet and therefore exposed to hackers.” On average, hackers will spend 207 days between breaching a company’s IT security and exploiting it. “The fact that hackers are going undetected for more than half a year tells us that there is time to prevent cyber attacks from occurring and an opportunity to protect companies and their customers on a much higher level - so long as businesses are aware of the potential weaknesses in their systems and how they can fix them, even if a hacker is already gathering what they need.” “The best thing to do for any company is to arrange a cybersecurity audit of their IT systems, process and procedures. This won’t necessarily be through their IT provider, but via an independent company that is set up to focus fully on cybersecurity, analysing cyber crimes and data breaches – ultimately an ‘anti-hacker’.” Companies interested in finding out their cyber risk score can order this for free from FoxTech by contacting them using this link Get in touch | FoxTech (foxtrot-technologies.com).