Protect your company from cybersecurity threats

Joe Swanson, a former federal prosecutor who is now co-chair of the cybersecurity practice at Carlton Fields law firm in Tampa, says protection from cybersecurity threats begins with preparation.

“This is an issue that should be on the radar screen for any company out there,” he warns. “It's no longer true that only banks and hospitals are likely targets for cybersecurity attacks. The perpetrators of hacks are looking for soft targets. In their eyes, that means looking at other industries where companies have harbored the view that they needn't worry about [cybersecurity], and so they may not have the protections in place that other industries have been forced to develop over the years.”

And cyberthreats are evolving, so it's folly to focus on one specific type of attack. “What we're seeing with increasing frequency is a one-two punch,” he says. “The attack may look like one thing, but it's really a means to an end.”