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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. Therefore, it’s crucial that small businesses make cybersecurity a top priority.

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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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Security Affairs newsletter Round 402 by Pierluigi Paganini

Security Affairs

Most internet-exposed Cacti servers exposed to hacking French CNIL fined Tiktok $5.4 Most internet-exposed Cacti servers exposed to hacking French CNIL fined Tiktok $5.4

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Facebook phishers threaten users with Page Recovery Help Support

Malwarebytes

They’re actually just trying to scare users into falling for phishing attempts. The people behind these scams target Facebook pages belonging to musicians, products, and businesses of all kinds. In what may be a peculiar coincidence, quite a few of the accounts we looked at belonged to spa/beauty treatment small businesses.

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Our Top 3 Tips for Preventing Ransomware Attacks

SiteLock

It’s often spread through phishing emails or malicious websites, exploiting vulnerabilities and security flaws in outdated operating systems. Putting it in hard numbers, the average business will spend around $133,000 recovering from a ransomware attack. What Is Ransomware? Back up your data. they had a full backup.

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Protecting Your Digital Identity: Celebrating Identity Management Day

Webroot

This encompasses everything from protecting your passwords to being vigilant against phishing scams and online fraud. Create strong passwords and use different ones for each account This may seem like a hassle, but it’s one of the most effective ways to thwart cyberattacks. But why dedicate an entire day to this?

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Cyber certification program for SMBs emphasizes leadership, reducing risk

SC Magazine

A new training and certification program seeks to help individuals at small businesses feel more confident as they take steps to secure their digital environment. A new training and certification program launched to help individuals at these small businesses feel more confident as they take steps to secure their digital environment.

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