(tiles clicking)
(suspenseful music)
- [Narrator] If you think that your business
is completely protected from inbound cyber threats,
think again.
A study released from the San Diego-based
company CyberCatch
reveals that more than 30% of U.S. small businesses
have weaker security safeguards in place
that can be exploited.
After scanning for vulnerabilities
in more than 20,000 randomly selected U.S. small businesses.
CyberCatch found that around 1/3 suffered from spoofing
while 28 succumb to clickjacking.
Spoofing occurs when a fake IP address
is used to masquerade as an authorized device
with the goal of the tapping
into a company's private system.
A clickjacking attack is a technique used to persuade
a user to click on something
that looks benign in their browser,
when they're actually clicking on something malicious.
So what can you do about it?
For starters, running anti-malware software
on a network's computer is not enough.
A hacker could still break through with a phishing attack
or another mechanism and access sensitive data.
Some of the best practices include
identifying your vulnerable data.
Small businesses need to locate and identify
their most valuable data and assets,
keeping an inventory of their highest security needs.
Then implement prevention, detection
and response cybersecurity controls.
Test your security, run frequent tests of all your systems,
which includes websites, software and web applications,
to locate any and all security vulnerabilities
and patch them before cyber attacker finds them.
Frequent training.
Train your staff and train them often.
According to cybersecurity intelligence,
90% of security breaches are caused by human error.
With these safeguards in place,
businesses can be better positioned to fend off attacks
coming their way and protect their
and their customers' data.
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