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# If You Aren’t Protecting Your Data, You’re Making a Mistake
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[Tony Underwood](https://cambiumdata.directivesites.com/blog/blogger/tony-underwood)
Friday, 16 August 2024
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Modern companies (yours included) should never function without strong cybersecurity measures. This is a stance we will stress at every chance.
Let's delve into the importance of security and the steps you should implement to protect your business.
## Poor Cybersecurity Has Consequences
The primary goal of cybersecurity is to shield your business from cyberthreats through comprehensive business protections. The impacts of these threats can be severe, including:
### Customer Privacy and Identity Theft
Consider the data you collect from your clients. There are a lot of ways this data could be used to significantly harm your audience and their personal lives if it fell into the wrong hands. If a security breach does occur as a result of inadequate safeguards, you and your business are responsible for any effects that harm those who entrusted their data to your care.
Stolen identities can ruin lives in an instant.
### Employee Data Matters, Too
While client information is essential to protect, don't ignore your staff's records, either. Imagine what would happen if an employee discovered that their recent monetary troubles stem from a security issue at your business, where their data was protected by a password like "password123."
Such an event would inflict substantial distress and damage... and it would all be on you.
Identity theft is a profitable offense for culprits but catastrophic for those affected. Furthermore, nearly all the data your company gathers is precious to the hackers and cybercriminals aiming to destroy finances and lives.
## Keep Your Business Secure... We'll Help!
You are not alone in combating these risks. At Cambium Data, our team of IT experts are on hand to help safeguard your business and its security. Reach out to us at (402) 514-3200 to discover more about fortifying your organization against these and other potential hazards.
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Tony Underwood, Founder and President of Cambium Data Inc. has proven himself as one of the top internetworking experts in the industry. Mr. Underwood began his IT career in 1991 in the US Navy working on critical military computer systems. He grew his computer and networking knowledge through a number of different IT jobs from desktop support all the way up to leading the Network Engineering organization of a multi-billion dollar international company. Mr Underwood was recognized as Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert [\#7112](https://connect.directive.com/v4_6_release/services/system_io/Service/fv_sr100_request.rails?service_recid=7112&companyName=Dti) in March of 2001 and in 2022 he achieved the lifetime status of Cisco CCIE Emeritus
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