<span class="TextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0">Online healthcare, online banking, online shopping</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0">,</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0"> and online interaction — almost everything now has a digital version, and with that comes the need </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0">for</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0"> online <a href="https://magnitech.com/magnitech/it-security/">information protection</a>. Each day there are millions of attacks being made around the globe and </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW165189519 BCX0">the majority of</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0"> them are targeted at enterprises in the United States</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0">. </span></span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW165189519 BCX0"><span class="SCXW165189519 BCX0"> </span><br class="SCXW165189519 BCX0" /></span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW165189519 BCX0"><span class="SCXW165189519 BCX0"> </span><br class="SCXW165189519 BCX0" /></span><span class="TextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">If you look back over the last five to six years, you can find some of the </span><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW165189519 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">biggest cyber incidents of all time</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0">. World-renowned or well-known companies like Marriott, Yahoo</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0">,</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0"> JP Morgan/Chase, eBay</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0">,</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0"> and Home Depot have all experienced a cyber incident, and the effect is catastrophic. These events ultimately provided hackers access to individual’s personal information (DOB, email addresses, passwords, etc.) and financial information. In the end, the effect reaches billions of people and can cost these larger </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0">companies</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0"> just as much financially.</span></span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW165189519 BCX0"><span class="SCXW165189519 BCX0"> </span><br class="SCXW165189519 BCX0" /></span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW165189519 BCX0"><span class="SCXW165189519 BCX0"> </span><br class="SCXW165189519 BCX0" /></span><span class="TextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW165189519 BCX0">Take a look</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0"> back at Yahoo in 2013 and 2014, their company was once worth over $100 billion, but was bought by Verizon for $4.5 billion. The cyber event involved three billion users and is the largest </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0">cyber-attack</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0"> of all time.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0"> As time passes, more digital defenses are being made, but attackers are not stopping.</span></span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW165189519 BCX0"><span class="SCXW165189519 BCX0"> </span><br class="SCXW165189519 BCX0" /></span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW165189519 BCX0"><span class="SCXW165189519 BCX0"> </span><br class="SCXW165189519 BCX0" /></span><span class="TextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0">It doesn’t matter if you are a big fish or a small fish in the pond, your company needs to invest in a high-quality, full-serviced cybersecurity company in order to avoid devastation. According to IBM’s annual cybersecurity report, the average cost of a breach in 20</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0">22</span> </span><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW165189519 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">was about $</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">4.35</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink"> million</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0">. That average is based </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW165189519 BCX0">off of</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0"> all companies that were impacted around the globe, but the cost was even higher for companies in the US — $</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0">9.44</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0"> million. </span></span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW165189519 BCX0"><span class="SCXW165189519 BCX0"> </span><br class="SCXW165189519 BCX0" /></span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW165189519 BCX0"><span class="SCXW165189519 BCX0"> </span><br class="SCXW165189519 BCX0" /></span><span class="TextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0">As you may be </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW165189519 BCX0">well aware</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0">, you must </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0">follow</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0"> specific regulations if you hold any kind of personal information of an </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0">individual</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0"> within your company. While there may seem to be a lot of services that you can set up for your online security, you are better off relying on a <a href="http://www.magnitech.com">cybersecurity company</a> that can provide you with a full service around the clock. </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0">For any questions or inquiries, </span><a href="http://www.magnitech.com/contactus"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0">contact us</span></a> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW165189519 BCX0">today!</span></span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW165189519 BCX0"><span class="SCXW165189519 BCX0"> </span><br class="SCXW165189519 BCX0" /></span><span class="EOP SCXW165189519 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{'201341983':0,'335559740':259}"> </span>