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Small Business Are Suffering Breaches – And Going Bust – Because They Don’t Have Access to Cyber-Threat Intelligence

Joseph Steinberg

Without threat intelligence, cybersecurity pros often choose to address the vulnerabilities that *only in theory* pose the greatest risks if exploited – an approach which often leads to severe problems. Small businesses, however, often lack even basic external threat intelligence. Click To Tweet.

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How can small businesses ensure Cybersecurity?

CyberSecurity Insiders

Small businesses are more vulnerable to cyber-attacks since hackers view them as easy victims to target. While this may seem unlikely, statistics reveal that more than half of these businesses experienced some form of cyber-attack in 2022. What drives more cybersecurity attacks on small businesses?

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Understanding the Cost of Cybersecurity Breaches for Small Businesses

Cytelligence

Small businesses are increasingly becoming prime cyberattack targets in today’s interconnected world. While large corporations often make headlines when they fall victim to cybercrime, the impact on small businesses can be equally devastating, if not more so.

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Three Common Cybersecurity Threats Small Businesses Should Be Worried About

Security Boulevard

Regardless of the size and nature of operations, all businesses are at risk of cybersecurity threats. The post Three Common Cybersecurity Threats Small Businesses Should Be Worried About appeared first on Indusface.

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National Small Business Week: 10 Best Practices for Small Business Cybersecurity

CyberSecurity Insiders

A recent survey conducted by CNBC and Momentive found that 56% of small business owners are not concerned about being the victim of a cyberattack in the next year and that only 28% of them have a response plan in place in case of a cyberattack. Many times, the issue is sheer size and staffing.

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GUEST ESSAY: Why internal IT teams are ill-equipped to adequately address cyber risks

The Last Watchdog

Every industry is dealing with a myriad of cyber threats in 2024. It seems every day we hear of another breach, another scam, another attack on anything from a small business to a critical aspect of our nation’s infrastructure. Open are slim to none.

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The importance of creating a small business Cybersecurity plan

CyberSecurity Insiders

Each year, small businesses who haven’t put a cyber security plan in place are at the mercy of hackers who are using ever increasingly sophisticated methods to breach their network, compromise their data – and even hold the business to ransom. You’re staying on top of risk and nipping attacks in the bud.