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This chapter is excerpted from 'Mobilizing the C-Suite: Waging War Against Cyberattacks'. Cyberattacks are worse now than ever before. Cybercriminals are on the prowl and ready to go full-on goblin mode, shuttering a gas pipeline, switching off an electrical grid, or transmuting credit cards into useless scraps of plastic. To defeat cybercriminals, companies must focus on the low-hanging fruits of cybersecurity. It's all about the basics. Companies laid low by ransomware failed to practice good cyber hygiene by recklessly allowing weak or reused passwords, not turning on multifactor authentication, or neglecting to install patches to known software vulnerabilities. Adding insult to grievous injury, many companies failed to mitigate cyber doom by not encrypting their devices, not implementing a data backup plan, or the mother of all blunders, not training their workforce on basic cyber hygiene. Worse still, hidden risks abound for the unwary. A devastating cyberattack is just moments away when C-suite leaders close their eyes to the hazards of shadow IT, data offshoring, mobile devices, and social media. Mobilizing the C-Suite: Waging War Against Cyberattacks is a call to arms for C-suite leaders to implement the tried-and-true cybersecurity countermeasures proven to thwart cyberattacks. In addition, this book is a handy, entertaining guide instilling fundamental cybersecurity principles to non-geek C-suite leaders. Though written for the C-suite, this book is valuable for any leader in any sector or industry. Frontline cybersecurity and privacy professionals will find this book an essential resource for workforce cybersecurity education and training. This is also the perfect book to introduce real-world cybersecurity and data privacy principles to undergraduate and graduate college students. Cyberattacks are an existential threat to your business. However, by focusing on the basics of cybersecurity, C-suite leaders can thwart even the most sophisticated cybercriminals and fight back against destructive cyberattacks.