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Bit by Bit Ranks High Among Clutch 1000

https://info.bitxbit.com/blog/bitbybit-ranks-high-on-clutch-1000

There are many reasons to thank our customers as we venture into the new year. From your partnerships to your business to your trust in us as your Managed IT Services provider, we appreciate you!

And, today we thank you for helping us earn a coveted spot on the Clutch 1000 Best B2B Service Providers Global 2019 list, a customer-driven award presented by Clutch, a B2B market research firm that employs a unique rating methodology to compare businesses across industries.

The most exclusive award offered by Clutch, it highlights companies that have rankings within the top 1% of all the companies within the Clutch platform. We’re ranked a solid 664 on the list, but we're one of only nine IT managed services providers, and one out of 51 vendors listed from New York, NY.

How did we do it? 

Clutch conducts customer evaluation research, ranking the results on quality of service, cost-effectiveness, and overall compliance with project timelines. Thanks to you, our Clutch profile is given a fantastic 4.9 out of five stars!

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We’re also featured as one of the top IT services companies on Clutch’s two sister sites: The Manifest, a business data platform for interested buyers to look through companies and their metrics, and Visual Objects, a site to search for business partners through their visual portfolios.

So, thanks for the high rating. We look forward to providing solutions to you as your technology needs to change and grow in the future.

If you're new to us, then we're here for when you're ready to partner with us to streamline and improve your managed IT services with our award-winning service and cutting-edge solutions.

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Dark Web Trends

ransomware closes a company’s doors, an online store gives away customer data, and the UK has a rough year for data security. 

Dark Web ID Trends:

Top Source Hits: ID Theft Forums 
Top Compromise Type: Domain 
Top Industry: Non-Profit Organization

Top Employee Count: 1 - 10 Employees 
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Average HIPAA Penalty

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The Worst Passwords of 2019

Using strong, unique passwords is a simple and effective way for everyone to keep their online accounts secure. Unfortunately, despite numerous warnings and seemingly unending headlines about new, devastating data breaches, people are often unwilling to adopt this practice in their daily lives. 

In a year-end rundown, security researchers compiled a list of the worst commonly used passwords in 2019. Predictably, “12345,” “test1,” and “password” all made the top five most popular passwords. Other passwords included simple number combinations, popular female names, and horizontal or vertical letters or numbers on a QWERTY keyboard. It’s clear that millions of people can take a simple step to improve their defensive posture, and, when coupled with other easy-to-use features like two-factor authentication, they can promote a robust defense of their digital environment.
https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/worst-passwords-2019-211014915.html

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Financial Services Organizations Increasingly Targeted By Cybercriminals

According to the 2019 Financial Breach Report, financial services organizations are increasingly targeted by cybercriminals, and these breaches are putting peoples’ personally identifiable information at risk. In 2019, 6% of all data breaches impacted financial services organizations, including the Capital One breach that impacted 6 million Canadian and US customers. 

However, despite the relatively small fraction of organizations breached, the industry accounted for 60% of all leaked records, with hacking and malware serving as the top cause for these breaches. Financial services organizations collect and store peoples’ most sensitive information, so any failure in this sector can have devastating consequences. 

For companies, this new reality is manifesting in their bottom lines. The average cost of a stolen financial services record reached $210 in 2019, second only to the cost of a compromised healthcare record. Fortunately, preemptive measures like phishing scam avoidance training and network analysis can help ensure that cybercriminals can’t capitalize on stolen data.

https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-news/financial-services-data-breaches-2019/

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Georgia Supreme Court Gives Data Breach Victims the Right to Sue

Data breaches carry all kinds of expenses that can do serious damage to a company’s bottom line. That reality became more prominent this week when the Georgia Supreme Court ruled that data breach victims could sue for damages. 

The verdict overturned an earlier ruling pertaining to a 2016 data breach at Athens Orthopedic Clinic, which endured a breach that compromised patients’ personally identifiable information that eventually made its way to the Dark Web. While the clinic moved to dismiss the case, the court ruled that victims could sue the company for damages.

Ultimately, the ruling underscores another financial front that businesses need to account for when considering the risks of a data breach, and it should encourage companies to get the support they need they need to ensure that they are keeping sensitive data secure.
https://www.jurist.org/news/2019/12/georgia-supreme-court-rules-data-breach-victims-can-sue-health-clinic/

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