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Cracking the cyber code to keep company and client information confidential without breaking the budget is a challenge for companies of all sizes. Many business owners may think it's more secure and cost effective to manage their tech functions in-house, but in reality, outsourcing IT saves money while protecting data.
Countless companies unwittingly do risky things every day that put their business in imminent danger of hack attacks. Installing an antivirus program is not a comprehensive IT solution. Smarter businesses realize that every one of their computers and servers should have antivirus, backup, patching and monitoring.
There has been explosive growth in business email compromise (ВЕС) attacks. Those hacks accounted for a mind-boggling 476 percent surge between the fourth quarter of 2017 and the fourth quarter of 2018. This is the most common attack that generally targets specific employees of a firm, usually in the finance department. Employees believe they're dealing with an invoice from a vendor the company regularly does business with and agree to send large sums of money. This is...