Effective cybersecurity strategies inspire confidence – not panic Cybercrime is a real threat to American business and there’s no arguing that cybersecurity should be front and center on boardroom agendas. Mega breaches are the unfortunate norm instead of the exception – with 4.5 billion records stolen in just the first half of 2018. That’s a 133 percent increase over the same period the previous year. No business is too big or too small to escape unscathed: in fact, 58 percent of cyber-attacks target small businesses because they are easier to penetrate. But too many CISOs and IT leaders