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Achieving PCI DSS Compliant Firewalls within a Small Business

Security Boulevard

The most important and integral part of any data security begins with having firewalls installed in the environment. Not just that, installing firewalls is an essential requirement of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS ). What is a PCI DSS Compliant Firewall? Protect cardholder data with a firewall.

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Is Your Small Business Safe Against Cyber Attacks?

CyberSecurity Insiders

Just because you are running a small business doesn’t mean you are out of the reach of cybercriminals and hackers. In fact, small businesses are more susceptible to security breaches and cyberattacks because most often they dont expect the attack, thus are unprepared to handle the situation. Upgrade your IT set up.

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5 Things Your Small Business Cybersecurity Plan Must Cover

CyberSecurity Insiders

Small businesses have far less sophisticated and encrypted communications, making it possible to easily compromise their systems. . Secure passcodes are a mix of numbers, letters, and punctuation marks that increase the safety of all your internet accounts. Enact robust data security processes and firewalls.

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Watch out for these 3 small business cybersecurity mistakes

Malwarebytes

May 2 marks the start of National Small Business Week , a week that recognizes “the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners”, and promises to “celebrate the resiliency and tenacity of America’s entrepreneurs.” Thinking you are not a target.

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Your Small Business Cybersecurity Guide to the Most Common Cyberthreats

SiteLock

However, the truth is that businesses of all sizes hold valuable data in their hands, and cybercriminals work to create new sophisticated attack methods to acquire this information. An unfortunate reality for SMBs is that 43% of all cyberattacks target small businesses. Noisy Cybersecurity Risks for SMBs.

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Three Common Cybersecurity Threats Small Businesses Should Be Worried About

SiteLock

As a small business, you’re likely concerned with drawing traffic and visitors to your site – but you may be attracting the wrong kind of attention. No matter how small your business is, you’re not too small to be hacked. In fact, 50% of small businesses in the US have been breached.

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U.S. Security Agencies Release Network Security, Vulnerability Guidance

eSecurity Planet

Among the latest additions are: Cisco Small Business RV routers and IOS software (38 new Cisco vulnerabilities in all). Implement multiple layers of next-generation firewalls throughout the network to restrict inbound traffic, restrict outbound traffic, and examine all internal activity between disparate network regions.