It is morning. As you check the news on your smartphone, sip coffee as Alexa gives you the weather, and watch the morning news on your internet-connected TV, stop for a minute and think about the many ways your business also depends on the internet. What would happen if the internet shut down today?
This article by Heather Fitzanko was originally published at PeoriaMagazines.com.
Where Would You Be Without the Internet?
Heather Fitzanko – AAA Confidential Security Corporation
It is morning. As you check the news on your smartphone, sip coffee as Alexa gives you the weather, and watch the morning news on your internet-connected TV, stop for a minute and think about the many ways your business also depends on the internet. What would happen if the internet shut down today?
Sounds extreme, doesn’t it? And yet, this exact scenario was identified as our top business risk by the Internet Security Forum (ISF), a nonprofit association that researches and analyzes security and risk management issues.
If you stop and consider all the ways your business operations depend on the internet, you’ll quickly see a potential crisis in the making. more…