Why does this keep happening?! Cyber breaches are preventable.

Cyber breaches and hacks are, for the most part, preventable today. Most of what is happening to the average user or corporation could have been prevented with a solid Cyber strategy, a quality cyber program and quality tools. The problem is that users and corporations are inundated with solutions and ideas to "fix" the problem.

So many conversations we have around security are started through users exploring the next "thing" available, promising to fix it all. Things are great, but may not effectively manage your cyber risk, especially if you have never evaluated what risks there actually are in your environment. This shouldn't be done at a basic level either. For the very same reason you shouldn't get the opinion of a "doctor" in an alley for a nickel, nor should you invest in a security assessment that isn't comprehensive or performed by experts. Cyber security is not IT and is best evaluated by expert consultants which each having over 10 years of experience. Nothing is worse than a company feeling secure because they did a security assessment, and it turns out that what they bought could have been produced by first year IT tech running some tools.

Cyber risk is serious, you should invest in finding out how bad your risks are, what they are and developing a solid cyber strategy and program BEFORE you invest in the next tool.

We offer programs, assessments and tools that can prevent most breaches. Why not find out how? -- Contact us.

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