How Does This is How 90% of Companies Get Hacked Work?

This is how 90% of companies get hacked: they let people in through a door they didn’t lock properly.

Imagine you have a treasure box full of gold coins, it's your company’s secrets, like passwords and customer info. Now, imagine that instead of locking the treasure box with a strong key, you just leave the lid slightly open or use a weak padlock. A thief only needs to push the lid a little to get in.

That’s what happens when companies don’t protect their computer systems well enough, they're like a treasure box with a broken lock.

Companies often think, “We’re safe because we have a wall around our castle.” But hackers are clever, they don’t always try to break through the wall. Sometimes, they just find an open window or a loose door.

Like when you leave your lunch bag on the playground and someone takes your snack, you didn’t lock it, so it was easy for them. Companies get hacked in the same way: by not keeping their systems secure, like leaving a lunch bag out in the open.