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\u201cYou\u2019re in Hackerville here on the Internet. Period. … All of this stuff lacks formal discipline.\u201d ~ Randy Bush, a computer scientist who specializes in routing security.<\/em><\/p>\n

Internet today offers unlimited growth options and opportunities for increasing efficiency at reduced cost \u2013 whichever industry you may be a part of. To say we are all living in a digital world would be stating a fact. To say that we are living in a digital world that may put our existence in jeopardy, is a reality.<\/p>\n

That said, Internet can also pose serious business-critical risks. For example, businesses today need to be available online 24*7*365 so as to be able to offer better services and opportunities to customers that eventually increases ROI.<\/p>\n

On the flip-side, an insecure connection opens the gates to sensitive personal data \u2013 of organizations and people \u2013 24*7*365 with the access allowed not only to authorized users, but also to cribbing employees, hackers, criminals, and even corporate spies! Sensitive databases of employees and customers, when attacked, expose business systems to great risks and security vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n

Data theft is always very harmful \u2013 whether the data is related to tangible (financial, sensitive data) or intangible (branding) assets of an organization. Even though there are legal bodies like the Data Protection Registrar that have been established to take legal action or file civil damage suits against organizations\/hackers that breach this obligation, a damage once done can hardly be ever reversed.<\/p>\n

When a security breach happens, some common losses faced by organizations and individuals alike can take the form of:<\/p>\n