More attacks are coming: 5 things to know about cyber in 2020

Cybercriminals are increasingly spending extended periods of time infiltrating and expanding across corporate networks before they launch cyberattacks, which makes the eventual attack even more damaging. (Credit: Maksim Shmeljov/Shutterstock)

From Capital One to city municipalities, we’ve seen the devastating effects of cyberattacks in 2019. These will only continue in 2020.

In fact, many security experts believe that all businesses will at some point experience a cyberattack. This is not a question of if they’ll experience a cyberattack, but when. Breaches of well-known companies may dominate the headlines, but small- and mid-size businesses are facing the largest risk since an attack for them can be a company-ending event.