Suny Old Westbury (IT482) INITIAL DISCUSSION POST ANSWERING THE QUESTION(S) BELOW

In this module, you learned about the importance of aligning business, technology, and information security strategies to protect information assets. In today’s technology-driven business environment, research has found that there is a security breach every 39 minutes, with the average cost of a breach being approximately $150 million (Security, 2017; HIPAA Journal, 2019).

After reading the resources provided below, post your response to the following questions:

• Based on the information provided in the resources and your research, what advice would you provide a small business owner about the importance of protecting their information assets?
• Have you been impacted by a security breach? If yes, what measures have you taken to protect your information?

Resources:

• More Than 20 Data Breaches Reported per Day in First Half of 2019
• Hackers Attack Every 39 Seconds
• Ten Ways to Keep Your Data Private