"No one thinks it’s going to be them. Until it is." - Verizon 2017 Data Breach Investigations Report Verizon's 2017 Data Breach Investigations Report highlights the growing trend of cyber-attacks on small businesses. In this year's report 61% of attacks were on businesses with less than 1,000 employees. Many businesses think that they aren't target for breaches because they aren't as big as other companies. They couldn't be anymore wrong. Cyber-criminals are opportunistic and

"Preparation is key to mitigating a potential cyber-related event" - Travelers insurance company The Travelers insurance company and Symantec have band together to convey policyholders the importance of cybersecurity assessments. It has been projected that 2017 will be one of the worst years for cyber attacks. Breaches that occur have been proven to be crippling and even devastating for many businesses. Insurance for cybersecurity is projected to be about $3 billion for 2017

"OCR looks at an information security incident that results in a breach as a symptom of larger issues that indicate general failures to have appropriate safeguards in place," - Adam Greene, Law firm Davis Wright Tremaine What is the true cost of being unprepared? For a Colorado-based community healthcare center it cost $400,000. The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights agreed to a settlement in reponse to a data breach suffered by Metro Community Pr

Cybersecurity Ventures predicts global healthcare cybersecurity spending will exceed $65 billion cumulatively over the next five years, from 2017 to 2021. The Healthcare industry is projected to be the largest target for hackers in 2017. According to recent reports by Cybersecurity Ventures "In 2017 healthcare providers are the bull’s-eye for hackers." Although the Healthcare sector is predicted to spend more than $65 billion globally over the next five years it's evaluated t