Business email compromise has cost businesses $2.3 billion between October 2013 and February 2016, according to recent figures from the FBI.
Business has increasingly turned to more training for employees on issues of cybersecurity.
It probably wouldn't be necessary if employees followed some rules:
1 Don't share login credentials with anyone.
2 Always use a strong password. According to SplashData, the most common passwords used in 2016 are still "123456" and "password."
3 Don't install applications without consulting IT.
4 Don't upload company information to cloud storage.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
