June 28, 2022 By Infosec Contributor
Shrav Mehta, CEO, Secureframe, outlines the top six bad habits security teams need to break to prevent costly breaches, ransomware attacks and prevent phishing-based endpoint attacks.
Cybercrime is on the rise, and attacks are getting faster, more nuanced and increasingly sophisticated. The number of cyberattack-related data breaches rose 27 percent in 2021 — an upward trend that shows no signs of slowing down.
Bad security habits, such as using the same password more than once may seem innocuous, but unchecked bad behavior or security habits can leave your organization open to a devastating breach.
Bad security habits cost businesses millions of dollars. Consider this, the average cost of a data breach reached $4.24 million per incident in 2021, the highest in 17 years.
If a hacker compromises your servers and steals confidential data, it could spell the end of your company. This list covers 6 of the most common bad security habits and how to fix them so you can protect your data and prevent malicious attacks.
