{"id":4429,"date":"2020-02-12T22:10:34","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T22:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nodus.com\/blog\/?p=4429"},"modified":"2021-03-10T16:07:25","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T16:07:25","slug":"data-breaches-the-cost-and-effect-to-your-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nodus.com\/blog\/data-breaches-the-cost-and-effect-to-your-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Data breaches: the cost and effect to your business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A data breach can not only harm a company financially, but also tarnish their reputation by compromising their clients\u2019 trust. Companies need to proactively explore and implement measures to protect against payment security risks and reduce the impact that a data breach can have on their businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Here are three reasons companies need to take a greater stance to protect their business against data breaches.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. The financial impact of breaches is growing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Malicious attacks on customer data have grown in complexity and sophistication, making even large companies with advanced security measures vulnerable to cyber-attacks. According to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm.com\/security\/data-breach?p1=Search&amp;p4=p50370394948&amp;p5=p&amp;cm_mmc=Search_Bing-_-1S_1S-_-WW_NA-_-%2Bbreach%20of%20%2Bdata_p&amp;cm_mmca7=71700000061026634&amp;cm_mmca8=kwd-81089125453691:aud-807596473:loc-190&amp;cm_mmca9=CPu9wODAvecCFZOCxQIdMDwDFQ&amp;cm_mmca10=&amp;cm_mmca11=p&amp;gclid=CPu9wODAvecCFZOCxQIdMDwDFQ&amp;gclsrc=ds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">2019 Cost of a Data Breach Report<\/a>, the average cost of a data breach is $3.92 million. Companies can be fined for the compromised data, and then have to pay additional costs to remediate the impact.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Compromised data weakens customer loyalty<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aside from the immediate expense of a data breach, companies can also suffer from a declining customer base. A data breach can weaken the trust that a recurring customer has with your business, and losing recurring customers can have a huge effect. In 2019, customer turnover due to data breaches was an alarming\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm.com\/security\/data-breach?_ga=2.38917859.1151530024.1581102869-558707503.1581012518&amp;cm_mc_uid=73354537660015810125182&amp;cm_mc_sid_50200000=47912591581102868452\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">3.9%<\/a>. Recurring customers tend to buy more from your company and are more likely to recommend your services to others. It\u2019s also easier to keep a loyal customer coming back than it is to establish a relationship with a brand new customer, which can save time and money while increasing profits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Data breaches affect brand reputation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In addition to losing current customers, data breaches can inhibit a company from obtaining new customers. Customers who don\u2019t have current experience with your company may rely on online reviews, related news, and word of mouth to decide whether or not to work with you. Poor brand reputation will encourage them to look elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Preventative measures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One way to prevent costly data breaches and reduce the number of entry points and storage hubs for payment data is to implement tokenization. The use of tokenization reduces the scope of Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nodus.com\/blog\/about-payment-card-industry-pci\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">PCI-DSS<\/a>) compliance by removing sensitive payment data from a merchant\u2019s local environment. However, to ensure a seamless payment acceptance process, the chosen tokenization approach should be compatible with any application that the merchant plans to process and record payment data from, including their ERP or accounting system.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, companies can employ Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE) to secure the credit card information at the time that it is entered into the system. Tokenization helps protect the data once it is stored within the payment application, but P2PE helps protect the card data \u201cin flight\u201d as it passes between systems to help prevent it from being compromised. For example, hackers can steal the data between the data being entered using a keyboard and the data being sent to the payment application. P2PE devices encrypt the card data before it is sent to the payment application. Once it reaches the payment application, the data will be securely decrypted and passed to the processor to authorize the transaction.<\/p>\n<p>Recent data breaches have put both large and small companies on high alert. However, with the right security measures in place, companies can protect both themselves and their clients as technology develops and transforms payment practices for years to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A data breach can not only harm a company financially, but also tarnish their reputation by compromising their clients\u2019 trust. Companies need to proactively explore and implement measures to protect against payment security risks and reduce the impact that a data breach can have on their businesses. 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