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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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A Cyber Security Checklist for the Modern Small Business [Top 8 Tips]

SiteLock

Now more than ever, small businesses need a cyber security checklist when building and maintaining their websites. Your passwords should be unique and contain numbers, symbols and at least eight characters, and you should change them regularly. Get a free risk assessment , and learn how likely your website is to be compromised.

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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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MY TAKE: Why companies should care about 2.2 billion stolen credentials circulating in easy reach

The Last Watchdog

The clear and present risk to the average consumer or small business owner is that his or here stolen account credentials will surface in one or more credential stuffing campaigns. ” Third-party risks. Credential stuffing. Garrubba. “We

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Celebrate Identity Management Day by Taking Identity Security Seriously

CyberSecurity Insiders

This demand has led to impressive growth and accessibility of trusted identity management solutions that enable us to work together, even when we’re apart.” – Nelson Moulton, Security and Network Operations Director at PacificEast. Knowing identities is half the battle when it comes to mitigating risk.” Adil Khan, CEO, SafePaaS.

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Key takeaways from Malwarebytes 2023 State of Mobile Cybersecurity

Malwarebytes

There are plenty of risks associated with mobile devices, and we ignore them at our peril. When we talk about endpoint protection, it’s only natural to only think about the most commonly compromised endpoints like work laptops and servers—but your smartphone isn’t off the hook.

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