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Did you Know The Dark Web is a hidden universe contained within the “Deep Web”- a sublayer of the Internet that is hidden from conventional search engines. Search engines like Google, BING and Yahoo only search .04% of the indexed or “surface” Internet. The other 99.96% of the Web consists of databases, private academic and government networks, and the Dark Web. The Dark Web is estimated at 550 times larger than the surface Web and growing. Because you can operate anonymously, the Dark Web holds a wealth of stolen data and illegal activity. Contact us today to learn more about the Cybercriminals love to test your Dark Web and if your companies infordefences. They love to see how far mation is hidden within it’s web! they can get into the networks of businesses all over the globe. Cybercriminals really love going after small businesses because they can all too often sneak onto a network, copy data and move on. Through the use of ransomware, they This monthly can hold your data hostage and publication refuse to cooperate until you pay provided courtesy of Stronghold them some amount of dollars – and if Services you don’t pay up, they threaten to delete all your data.

Cybercriminals Are Taking Aim At Your Business … Is Your Network Protected?

December 2019

Our Mission: To create and build professional, valuable and exceptional relationships with our clients; to develop and implement the most appropriate and effective technology solutions and processes.

The first thing you need to do is understand why cybercriminals target small businesses and what makes your particular business vulnerable. There are many things small businesses do and don’t do that open them to attack and data theft. These may include not having enough (or any) security in place or not training employees on security protocols.

Realistically speaking, the biggest threat to your business does, in fact, come from your own employees. But protecting yourself is not as hard This doesn’t mean they are as you might think. While intentionally harming your business cybercriminals and hackers are an or leaving your network exposed to everyday threat to businesses, you outside threats. It means they don’t can take steps to significantly reduce have the proper training and that threat and take that target off knowledge to protect your business your back. from a cyberthreat. Continued on pg.2

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