Verizon Says Some 2011 Cyber Attacks Were Avoidable? But How?

Have you personally ever been the victim of a cyber attack? Has one of your members?

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What if you knew that last year, 97% of cyber attacks “used relatively simple methods to commit their data breaches," according to a study released Thursday by Verizon, as reported on in an article by Credit Union National Association.

I’m sure you are now asking, “how is this even possible?” The article later explains that a majority of cyber attacks occur because the information is more easily accessible and hackers found a weakness in the compromised systems; weaknesses that could be addressed.

Want the stats and lowdown on all the details about the cyber attacks? Look no further! We have the full article with all that information and more.