Online shopping has become a common activity for many people. It’s convenient, easy, and allows us to buy items from the comfort of our homes. But with the rise of online shopping, there are concerns about privacy and security. Not all shopping apps are created equally. Often people get excited and install an app without checking privacy practices. Apps can collect more data from your smartphone than you realize. Whether you use your phone for personal use, business use, or both, your data can be at risk. So can your privacy. Recently, security experts found a popular shopping app spying on users’ copy-and-paste activity.

You wouldn’t think a child’s
toy could lead to a breach of your personal data. But this happens all the time.
What about your trash can sitting outside? Is it a treasure trove for an identity thief?
Many everyday objects can
lead to identity theft.

The need to back up data has been around since floppy disks. Data loss happens due to viruses, hard drive crashes, and other
mishaps. Most people using any type of technology have experienced data loss at least once.
There are about 140,000 hard drive crashes in the US weekly. Every five years, 20% of SMBs suffer data loss due to a major
disaster. This has helped to drive a robust cloud backup market that continues to grow.
But one thing that’s changed with data backup in the last few years is security. Simply backing up data so you don’t lose it, isn’t
enough anymore. Backing up has morphed into data protection.

Since the pandemic, employers around the world have needed to
change. They’ve had to shift how their employees operate. Remote
work is very much here to stay. Organizations and employees can both
benefit from the work-from home and hybrid work
revolution.
Cost savings is a driver for supporting remote work. Employee morale
and productivity also can be higher when employers grant this
flexibility.
A majority of organizations support some type of remote work.
Statistics show¹ that:
• 16% of companies are completely remote
• 40% support hybrid office/remote working
• 44% don’t allow employees to work remotely

There’s a reason that browsers like
Edge have added breached password
notifications. Data breaches are an
unfortunate part of life. And can have
costly consequences for individuals.
Hackers can steal identities and
compromise bank accounts, just to
name a couple.
Cybercriminals breach about 4,800
websites every month with form
jacking code. It has become all too
common to hear of a large hotel chain
or social media company exposing
customer data.

Cybersecurity risks are getting
worse. Attacks continue to get
more sophisticated. They are
also often perpetrated by large
criminal organizations. These
criminal groups treat these
attacks like a business.
To protect your business in the
coming year, it’s important to
watch the attack trends. We’ve
pulled out the security crystal
ball to tell you what to watch out for. Attacks on 5G Devices
Hackers are looking to take
advantage of the 5G hardware
used for routers, mobile devices,
and PCs. Any time you have a
new technology like this, it’s
bound to have some code
vulnerabilities.