Hacked, scammed and deleted: A cybersecurity tale
The security of your business, your accounts and your employees is one of the most important “things” that you need to think of. However, even the most tech savvy, security conscience business can be hit.
This video is a great example of what can happen when your YouTube accounts are hacked, used to scam other people, and then to top it off deleted! Watch as a naked man (it’s all pixelated) runs around trying to beat the hackers, save his business and finally works out what to do.
While entertaining, it is really interesting what the outcomes are, and how they apply to any business. So do you:
- have detailed documentation or disaster recovery plans,
- train your employees in security,
- and make sure that you are using the right tools.
So, ask yourself the question:
Are you doing everything that you can to prevent a breach?
Are you prepared for the worst to happen?
Are you sure? I mean really really sure? ?
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