National Cyber Security Awareness Month recognized every October is a collaborative effort between government and industry to ensure everyone has the resources to stay safe online. Now in its 6th anniversary and with more and more sophisticated cyber crime attacks affecting individuals and organizations of all sizes from large to small – Be Cyber Savvy. Cyber crime affects us all, not just the highly publicized targets we keep hearing about. Learn what you can do and STOP and THINK before you CLICK. 
Anyone can be a victim of cyber crime, which can result in stolen IP, theft of personal information, disruption of computer systems and critical services; not to mention the high costs of responding to incidents and ransom demands made by cyber criminals who’ve locked down your computer or network until you pay up. Ransomware attacks alone (those that are known and reported) have greatly increased in number and sophistication this past year with some 200 new types of ransomware now lurking online. The FBI reported 300,000 complaints to its cyber crimes unit this year totaling over $800 million in losses. Congress reported 300 billion of losses nationally due to cyber theft this past year. Every U.S business and individual with a devise and online access needs to keep up with what’s going on in cyberspace and the latest threats from ransomware to spear phishing – and learn what you can do to stay safe online.
Recognizing the problem is the most important part of fighting the problem. So before you open it, STOP & THINK, before you CLICK. If you’re in a leadership role in a public or a private organization and would like more information what you can do to avoid these ever-present threats, we’d be glad to help you with adopting the right employee awareness training and risk management techniques to keep your organization ahead of these costly, unnecessary problems. It’s imperative that organizations keep themselves abreast of developments in cyberspace and establish suitable defenses. Have you taken the right steps to protect yourself?