After decades of private-sector organizations more or less being left to deal with cyber incidents on their own, the scale and impact of cyberattacks mean that the fallout from these incidents can ripple across societies and borders.

While some attacks, such as those against infrastructure, are nearly impossible for companies to prepare for, there are steps that they should take as a matter of course.

Over 60% of the Fortune 1000 had at least one public data breach over the last decade, according to a Cyentia Institute research report.