Cybersecurity in our World

In our day and age our personal information is at a greater risk than ever. When we choose to disclose our personal information to a company we are putting our trust in that business to keep our information safe. When security for a business is infiltrated by a cyber-threat, they gain access to our information which is then sold or used in identity theft. The threat of data breaches is increasingly growing across the world and they can ruin a business if they do not take the appropriate measures to ensure security. We interact with businesses everyday and we are constantly being asked to sign up for a rewards program or to create some sort of account. What are these companies doing with our information? We must do our part to ensure that we are not at an increased risk. Cybersecurity is a major concern among businesses to ensure customer loyalty and retention. We as consumers need to learn how to keep our information secure so we are not at an increased risk. Businesses must be willing to aggressively defend against cyber-attacks to gain trust from consumers.

What are businesses doing to make sure they are up-to-date with their security? “The sad state of affairs today is that most companies do not have a clue as to what their cyber risk profile is nor do they know how to calculate it (Touhill, 2014).” Touhill (2014) explains that many of today’s business owners do not know the risk that they may face if they were to have a data breach. He also advised to develop a security strategy, Touhill (2014) suggests that business owners ask themselves the following questions to find where they need to start developing their strategy. “Where are we now? What do we have to work with? Where do we want to be? How do we get there? (Touhill, 2014)” Cyber-attacks are constantly evolving and working to become for efficient and effective. Therefore, businesses must never let their guard down and must also regularly evaluate and, reevaluate their security and developing their strategy. If the appropriate measures are not taken on a regular basis the business risks being susceptible to an attack. If there is a successful attack it will deter their customers from continuing to do business with them. So, to maintain customer loyalty and retention I reemphasize that business must regularly revisit the state of their security. What are we as consumers doing to make sure that we are safe? A tech company Quora, advised that there are several things that consumers can do that can keep us secure when surfing the web. They wrote an article that outlines 6 different ways to secure yourself. Some of the items listed are protecting passwords, turning off screen notifications, locking apps, hiding photos, using a private number, keep browsing history secret (Quora, 2018). If we take these suggestions seriously, they can be great stepping stones on a path to ensure that our private information is safe.




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Touhill, G. J., & Touhill, C. J. (2014). Cybersecurity for Executives : A Practical Guide. Hoboken,      New Jersey: Wiley-AIChE. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com.proxy-library.ashford.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsebk&AN=792115&site=eds-live&scope=site

Quora. (2018, May 25). Six Easy Steps You Can Take To Protect Your Data Online. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2018/05/24/step-by-step-instructions-for-how-to-protect-your-data-online/#1afc2ab5623f