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VOLUME 27, ISSUE 4 | AUGUST 2022
Ways To Protect Yourself, Business Against Cyberattacks Written by RIKI MARKOWITZ / Contributing Writer
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These days, most people know what a cyberattack is, but too many still don’t know how to recognize the signs of an imminent attack or how to prevent one. Out of the six areas of industry that hackers are most likely to target, many real estate professionals overlap in two of those areas. Businesses at greatest risk for a security breach are those that employ fewer than 50 people, which includes a majority of agencies as well as independent agents. And professionals who are in possession of large sums of money and clients’ financial information are also at highest risk for a cyberattack.
Agents that are employed by large, corporate real estate companies are less likely to be a victim of an online crime compared to those who are independent or work for a small agency. That’s because small businesses are much less likely to have the funds to spend on cybersecurity. Instead, owners of boutique BUILDING AUSTIN’S FUTURE, ONE HOME AT A TIME.
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Here, we’ll go through a few ways to protect your real estate business from criminals that would love to get their hands on banking passwords, social security numbers, and other personal information that hackers use to enrich themselves and drain cash, savings, and even a sense of security from hard working members of society. But first, it helps to know some of the most common and successful cyberattacks and what makes REALTORS such an attractive target.