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The 5 Things Every Leader Should Know for A

Cyber-Vigilant Summer

By Michael Nizich, PhD, CISSP

As another summer comes and goes and we start to prepare for another school year, IT departments all
over the country are dealing with fallout from yet another season of traumatic and devastating security
breaches that seem to become more prevalent during the summer months. IT Governance identifies 85
major breaches in July alone in 2022 and with average recovery costs now hovering at around four million
dollars per incident according to IBM, the damage to our economy is becoming unbearable and consumer
trust in our organizations to keep our personal and customer data secure is dwindling quickly. So, why
are the summer months different with regard to data breaches? Below are 5 things that every leader
should know to enjoy a cyber-vigilant summer.

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