No one thinks it's going to be them. Until it is. And that's exactly what cybercriminals are banking on.

Society is so infused with technology that our digital footprint is practically glowing. But if we're not careful to cover our tracks, our footprint can be used against us — individuals and companies alike.

Cyberespionage is now the most common type of attack across a variety of industries and organized criminal groups escalated their use ransomware to extort their victims, according to the Verizon 2017 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR).

Complete your profile to continue reading and get FREE access to CUTimes.com, part of your ALM digital membership.

Your access to unlimited CUTimes.com content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:

  • Breaking credit union news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Weekly Shared Accounts podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical coverage of the commercial real estate and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, GlobeSt.com and ThinkAdvisor.com
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.

Denny Jacob

Denny Jacob is an associate editor for NU PropertyCasualty360. Contact him at [email protected].