In previous blogs I’ve focused on some very specific data breaches and specific defense mechanisms. I often find CEOs, particularly owners of small businesses, who don’t know how to approach security, or even if they have a firewall in place.  I often hear the response “my IT guy handles that”, which more often than not in small business turns out to be a young person with very little IT and zero security experience.  In this blog I’ll explain five key areas that a CEO needs to understand to have a holistic approach toward their data security.  Note that one of the 5 categories isn’t “Your Networks”.  We all intuitively understand that our networks are vulnerable, but often don’t take into context the other vulnerabilities that cause our networks and data to be compromised. In future blogs I’ll delve into specific types of attacks and defenses at a C-level to provide the level of understanding required to understand the threat and determine what resources are appropriate to mitigate the risk to your business.

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