Idan Edry, Trustifi, CEO
Massive hacking and data breaches of companies are on the rise—and no industry is exempt. Retailers, federal organizations, law firms, and social media and e-commerce sites have all recently been hacked. As of 2017, over 2.3 billion usernames and passwords from 51 different organizations and companies have been stolen. That fact shouldn’t be taken lightly—with so many consumers implicitly trusting their company or their organization with their information, a leak causes considerable damage to a company’s brand. In fact, one study found that 19% of consumers would even stop shopping at their favorite retailer once it’s been hacked.
But while most news coverage has been devoted to leaked usernames and passwords, companies’ email communications have also been increasingly easy targets for criminals. As a business, it’s important that you send secure emails to your consumer base. A company’s emails contain a treasure trove of private information on contracts and deals, corporate strategies, employees, customers, and other companies, and many organizations are still wildly behind industry standards for secure email communications. New cybersecurity tools have made it easier for companies to protect their emails, but there are a few basic steps that every organization should be taking to improve their cybersecurity infrastructure:
Step 1… (Con’t)
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Tags: Cyber Crime, Data Breach, Email Encryption, Email Privacy, Email Security, Encryption, News