Cybersecurity has evolved more and more these days. There are so many things you need to be careful with in terms of protecting your business or even your own personal information from different potential threats.

The most common ones we hear when it comes to cybersecurity are ransomware attacks, phishing emails, data breaches, and scams. We constantly hear about these and wonder truly what we should be looking out for versus what is made up. Follow along as we dive into some common myths of cybersecurity.

Security Software

So I bet you’re thinking to yourself right now, “well I have installed and use security software so I’m fine’. Yes, that’s great if you have software for protection! However, the key to that is keeping it updated! If your software is not up to date, it makes it easier to get attacked. Same thing goes for other devices like cell phones and tablets. Another item to keep in mind is your router. Any device that is connected to it can be susceptible to hacks.

Your Important Data

Have you thought about yourself when it comes to data security? Probably not. Maybe you think you don’t have anything worth protecting or that you need to be a millionaire. That’s not necessarily the case. Think about all those social media apps you may use. Data is collected from those and sold to marketers for example. There are so many small ways to get ahold of your data regardless if you think it is important or not.

Passwords

You may think you are a password champion because yours contains a capital letter, two, numbers, and three special characters, but it only takes a few maneuvers to break it down. Nowadays there’s programs that people can use to trial and error a ton of different password combinations until the right one works.

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