Cybercrime is a global problem that poses threats to international organizations and even bigger threats to small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs). 

However, it could be tempting to think of being a small or medium-sized business (SMBs) in San Diego County does exempt your company from the same cyber threats as big enterprises.

Recent studies have shown that Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) can block almost 99.9% of automated cyber-attacks. Now the main issue is only 28% of the population use MFA.

Mostly SMEs become the victim of cyber-attacks. In case of an attack on business e-mail, the loss was assessed to be more than $160,000. This massive loss can put small businesses out of action.

As technology is getting smart, businesses are facing different threats. Organizations are moving to cloud-based solutions, and customers prefer an online purchase; that’s why cybercrimes are increasing.

Nowadays, hackers can easily access personal and business data if proper cybersecurity measures are not in place.

When we talk about the protection of our data, the very first thing that comes is having a strong password, which is the typical tactic that strikes our mind.

But what if we say that 81% of hacking-related breaches concluded because of weak or stolen passwords? And at the same time, yet 91% of users considered to reuse the same weak passwords.

The traditional way of securing IT has always been about building walls, protecting data and applications in-house data centers, and shield by secure comprising firewalls and other filters.

Inside the business, access to networks has been restricted by entering usernames and passwords.