Immunize your organization

A major finding of this study is that contrary to public opinion data breaches have hit organizations of all sizes and in every type of industry. Nobody is safe. Immunize your employees to prevent the insidious infections.

This probably doesn't surprise anyone, but cybercriminals continue to seriously breach databases in global organizations in every industry and profession in private and public sectors. If your company hasn't been breached — and if you haven't imposed the latest safeguards — you probably should anticipate a breach in the near future and prepare for public humiliation, down time and expense.

Of course, your organization should be proactive in designing a risk management strategy that includes security awareness and data protection programs for your employees at all levels to help to protect personally identifiable information (PII), company data, and other sensitive information and resources. Your job? Regardless of your job title, as a fraud examiner, you must reinforce the risk message and publicize the magnitude of the negative impacts of data breaches and compromised records on organizations and specifically in their industry sectors.