The name Edward Snowden sends shivers down the spine of all leaders committed to IT integrity. This is because he compromised an institution with some of the Worlds’ most sophisticated cybersecurity infrastructure. Consequently, no company feels immune from such an insider threat.
In the past, disgruntled staff lacked the tools to easily steal secrets or cause serious harm. Now virus tool kits are available to provide Insider attackers with a cheap and easy way to cost companies millions and ruin organizations’ reputations. Penetrating background information.
Cyberspies hacking into computer networks of companies or corporations are stealing valuable trade secrets, intellectual property data, and confidential business strategies. It has been estimated that by about 2015, American companies had lost a staggering 1.2 trillion USD to the theft of trade secrets and it is believed that the numbers will continue to go up.
This is the reason why all companies, corporations, and governments should carefully guard their information and trade secrets. This guarding, however, starts with training the users and all staff on the importance of information security and what they need to know and do in order to avoid compromising the company’s business and reputation.
Bert Consults has a team of security specialists who can be able to take you and your staff through this process of knowing the importance of information security and how to protect company trade secrets and other business strategies.