If your business stores or collects information from customers, suppliers, partners or anyone else, you’re likely a potential target for a data breach. A data breach occurs when someone unauthorized steals or accesses data like personal records, intellectual property or even financial information.
What is a Data Breach?
In a nutshell, a data breach is a cyber security issue where information falls into the wrong hands.
Even brick and mortar stores do some part of their business online these days. Technology has moved the dial toward an environment where there’s an overwhelming amount of information in the hands of businesses.
