How secure is your content?
Many businesses are asking this question in the wake of a massive security breach on Twitter that compromised several high-profile accounts on July 15, wreaking havoc on one of the world’s most popular social media platforms.
In an attack that has been described as unprecedented, malicious parties hacked prominent accounts with millions of followers, including Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Kanye West, Michael Bloomberg, and Apple. The widespread hack was part of a scam involving bitcoin:
Twitter was forced to prevent all verified accounts from tweeting, apparently this was the first time the company has had to take such a drastic step. A shaken Jack Dorsey, tweeting about the experience, could promise nothing more than to try to make things right:
As the story unfolded, Twitter said that the hackers wormed their way into Twitter by targeting employees with access to internal systems and tools.
And Twitter is not the only business being affected. In 2020, we’re seeing an uptick in cybersecurity attacks on businesses. The FBI says that in 2020, malicious parties have caused a 300-pecent increase in cybercrimes since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, as businesses, their resources and budgets strained, grapple with security risks associated with employees using less-secure platforms such as Zoom. You can read more about business can protect their corporate websites, here.
The Twitter breach is a reminder that:
Information security is a full-time commitment. Breaches are costing businesses such as Twitter millions in lost productivity and remediation costs, not to mention the damage incurred to their reputations.
What’s your approach for staying safe?