--- title: "Hackers Just Don't Care: An Internal Checklist" description: Hackers will go after anyone, at any time. You may think you're the exception to the rule, but the simple truth is that hacker's don't care. image: https://blog.next-it.net/hubfs/hackerinsteral.jpg --- 866.388.6398 [support@next-it.net](mailto:support@next-it.net) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/nextittech/) - [Twitter](https://twitter.com/nextit) - [COVID-19 RESOURCES](https://www.next-it.net/covid-19-resources/) - [GET SUPPORT](https://www.next-it.net/support-center/) [![Next I.T.](https://blog.next-it.net/hubfs/Next_IT_November2018_Theme/images/NITwhite-Logo.png)](https://www.next-it.net/) - [HOME](https://www.next-it.net/) - [SERVICES](https://next-it.net/solution-stack/) - [Managed Services](https://next-it.net/managed-i-t-services/) - [COVID-19 Resources](https://www.next-it.net/covid-19-resources/) - [Data Security](https://next-it.net/solution-stack/cyber-security/) - [Disaster Recovery](https://next-it.net/solution-stack/backup-disaster-recovery/) - [Office 365 Backup](https://next-it.net/solution-stack/cloud-services/) - [Continuity](https://next-it.net/solution-stack/cloud-services/) - [CASE STUDIES](https://next-it.net/case-studies/) - [SUPPORT CENTER](https://next-it.net/support-center/) - [EVENTS](https://next-it.net/next-it-events/) - [BLOG](https://blog.next-it.net/) - [CONTACT](https://www.next-it.net/contact/) - [Referral Program](https://www.next-it.net/referral-program/) - [Sponsorships](https://www.next-it.net/contact/sponsorships/) - [GET SUPPORT](https://www.next-it.net/support-center/) # Hackers Just Don't Care: An Internal Checklist by [Next I.T](https://blog.next-it.net/author/next-i-t) | Aug 12, 2019 | [tech tips](https://blog.next-it.net/tag/tech-tips), [Blog](https://blog.next-it.net/tag/blog), [cybersecurity](https://blog.next-it.net/tag/cybersecurity) | ![hackerinsteral](https://blog.next-it.net/hs-fs/hubfs/hackerinsteral.jpg?width=803&name=hackerinsteral.jpg) When a hacker chooses a target, the criteria for landing on their hit list is...well, nonexistent. Most hackers don't have a particular "type". They'll go after anyone, at any time. [CEO's have to consistently ask themselves questions about their company and how to protect against hacking and cybersecurity.](https://blog.next-it.net/question-every-ceo-needs-to-ask-about-cybersecurity) You may think you're the exception to the rule, but the simple truth is that hacker's don't care: **Ο About the size or application of your project** **Ο That a third party is handling your security** **Ο That it's a legacy system used just for data storage** **Ο That patches or updates might mess up an outdated system you rely on** **Ο That you've got a specific acceptable outage window** **Ο What your budget is** **Ο That you've always done things a certain way, and it's been fine until now** **Ο What your Go-Live Date is/what your launch timeline looks like** **Ο That you're locked into a nondisclosure** **Ο That your systems are strictly internal** **Ο That you haven't gotten around to replacing outdated parts of your infrastructure** **Ο You can't show a concrete ROI for security spending** **Ο You trust your employees to not create security risks** **Ο You've go a contractor assuming that the risk for you** **Ο You've got other priorities - you'll get around to worrying about security eventually** Give this list a careful read through. 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