Cloud breaches can be disastrous. For example: in 2019 Presbyterian Health Services in New Mexico had over a quarter million of their patient healthcare records breached, all stored on the cloud; also, in 2019 the state of Texas had 22 of its municipalities ransomed which directly affected the lives of both workers as well as the population of those communities.
These are just two of the thousands of breaches across the country that happen every day. But the unreported breaches to smaller institutions or single individuals are just as damaging once it happens to them. Changing passwords, replacing bank cards, and updating other personal access information can be a significant nuisance once a breach is discovered. But identity theft, or corporate data theft, resulting in being locked out of bank accounts and not able to pay or get paid, damage to one’s credit score, sensitive designs or business information being taken, or sensitive health information made public and possibly used against you, is the nightmare that some unfortunate people are forced to face if victim of a breach.
It is critically important to take cybersecurity seriously up front, before a breach or other catastrophe happens. We work with organizations to assess the level of risk that they are comfortable with and build a best practices solution around that comfort level. By choosing to make cybersecurity a priority from the start, organizations can take advantage of all the efficiencies and improvements that the cloud has to offer – while maintaining a security posture that is equal to or greater than what they had before.