• Online cybersecurity threats can cost companies millions of dollars in repercussions, with the healthcare industry seeing an average cost of over $10 million
• McLaren Health Care Corporation’s recent ransomware attack compromised the sensitive information of more than 2.2 million patients
• Sekur’s CEO Alain Ghiai suggests that the hackers spent weeks to months using email to find vulnerable entry points into McLaren’s main computer network
• Sekur’s suite of private communication services helps keep cybersecurity threats away by encrypting communications on Swiss-hosted servers

The internet has become a way for millions of people to connect. As of October 2023, there were 5.3 billion internet users worldwide, which accounts for 65.7% of the population (https://ibn.fm/SbJcp). As internet usage increases, so does the potential for personal information and data to become breached. Online cybersecurity threats have the potential to cost companies millions of dollars, with repercussions differing greatly based on region, organization size, and industry. The average cost of a data breach worldwide is $4.35 million – with the healthcare industry seeing an average cost of $10.1 million (https://ibn.fm/u2vWF).

The recent cybersecurity attack on McLaren Health Care Corporation (https://ibn.fm/SvWyk), a Michigan healthcare company, was the topic of discussion on New to the Street’s “Sekur Privacy & Sekur Security – Weekly Hack” segment. During this weekly segment, host Ana Berry talks with Alain Ghiai, CEO of…

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