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Small Businesses Boosting Cybersecurity as Threats Grow: ITRC

Security Boulevard

A report by the Identity Theft Resource Center found that while the number of small businesses hit by a cyberattack and the amount of losses continues to grow, companies are adopting stronger security best practices and investing more in security and compliance tools.

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See No Risk, Hear No Warning, Speak No Breach: The Cybersecurity Trap for Small Businesses

Jane Frankland

Small businesses make up 90% of the global business population. Just like the three wise monkeys , some small business owners are unintentionally following a philosophy of see no risk, hear no warning, speak no threat when it comes to cybersecurity. Vendors often overlook them, seeing them as too small to serve.

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Intuit to Share Payroll Data from 1.4M Small Businesses With Equifax

Krebs on Security

million small businesses using its QuickBooks Online Payroll and Intuit Online Payroll products that their payroll information will be shared with big-three consumer credit bureau Equifax starting later this year unless customers opt out by the end of this month. Financial services giant Intuit this week informed 1.4

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8 security tips for small businesses

Malwarebytes

Small businesses and startups are known to face some extra challenges when it comes to cybersecurity. Small businesses also often do not consider themselves to be a target, but you don’t have to be explicitly targeted to get breached or infected. Often security issues are just dealt with when the need arises.

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Video: Cybersecurity Tips for Small Businesses

eSecurity Planet

Are you doing enough to protect your small business from hackers? In this video, our expert explores common cyber threats and shares actionable cybersecurity tips to safeguard your small business, from securing your network to keeping your software up to date.

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GUESST ESSAY: Cybercrime for hire: small businesses are the new bullseye of the Dark Web

The Last Watchdog

Small businesses make up 90% of all companies worldwide and account for half of global GDP. Related: Protecting lateral networks in SMBs Rich in sensitive data and often connected to larger supply chains, small businesses have become prime targets for attackers. For small businesses, smart prioritization is key.

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The 3 biggest cybersecurity threats to small businesses

Malwarebytes

Without robust IT budgets or fully staffed cybersecurity departments, small businesses often rely on their own small stable of workers (including sole proprietors with effectively zero employees) to stay safe online. That means that what worries these businesses most in cybersecurity is what is most likely to work against them.