Top 4 Cyber Security Trends to Watch Out For in 2020

Incidents of data breaches and theft are showing no signs of slowing down. According to Forbes, in the first half of 2019 alone, cybercriminals compromised the personal information of more than 4 billion users. As the world becomes more and more digitalized, businesses can longer afford to ignore cybersecurity.

One of the best ways to stay safe is to keep abreast of emerging cybersecurity trends, so here we’ll discuss five of the most prominent ones to be aware of going in 2020:

6 Tricks Phishers Use to Trick Your Employees And How to Remain Safe

It doesn’t matter how small or big your organization is, you can potentially be the victim of the next phishing attack. Serious financial implications and a dent in reputation and customer base are just a few consequences any organization can face. Phishing attacks can cost your company confidential data through emails, malware, VoIP, text, and other communication channels available.

Statistics prove that phishing is real, and organizations are falling prey to it. Verizon’s 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report shows that almost one-third of the data breaches in 2018 were cases of phishing. Email is the carrier of 90% of infectious software and malware. Every month almost 1.5 million spoof websites are created by phishers.