Cytelligence

AUGUST 8, 2023

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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Webroot

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

In today’s world, both small businesses and everyday consumers face a growing number of cyber threats. OpenText’s 2024 Threat Hunter Perspective sheds light on what’s coming next and how to protect yourself. Scammers love to take advantage of busy times to trick people into clicking malicious links.

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Daniel Miessler

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Since 2007 the InfoSec industry has been talking about TheBigOne™—the event that would change cyber threats from annoyances to existential concerns. They called it Cyber Pearl Harbor. Google Trends Data for the term Cyber Peal Harbor. This doesn’t mean it can’t still happen. Nowhere near fast enough.

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Cytelligence

MAY 24, 2023

Securing your business data is crucial for the protection of your sensitive information and maintaining the trust of your customers. Data Backup and Recovery: Regularly back up your critical business data to an offsite location or cloud storage. WPA2 or WPA3).

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Webroot

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Sadly, they can also make our personal data more vulnerable to cyber threats. Created by the National Security Division within the Department of Homeland Security and the National Cyber Security Alliance, Cyber Security Awareness Month promotes online safety and security for both individuals and small businesses.

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Herjavec Group

MARCH 20, 2021

Our Founder and CEO, Robert Herjavec sat down with Small Business Journal’s Chloe Caldwell to discuss his insights on cybersecurity in 2021 and how the most recent Herjavec Group Cybersecurity Conversations Report explores the past year and how to best prepare for the year ahead.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Although they have clearly attacked organizations of all sizes, small businesses do appear to be the most targeted,” says Moffitt. Is the threat landscape more of the same? With all this in mind, it is important to manage and protect your business. A definite win-win.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Cyber Security Ventures predicts by 2031 a new ransomware attack will occur every 2 seconds , costing its victims nearly $265 billion. These attacks are aimed at consumers, small businesses and enterprises. Backup your devices regularly using solutions like Carbonite. Use multi-factor authentication.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Data backup. The first is high-integrity, air-gapped data backups , which is the quickest and cheapest way to recover from an attack. Determines the initial vector of infection, where your current data backups are, and the sensitivity of encrypted files. Detection to stop sophisticated cyber threats. BeforeCrypt.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The backup functionalities of these data protection solutions allow providers to also offer DRaaS to their customers. The CrowdStrike outage hit both enterprises and small businesses hard, causing sizable financial damage and service disruptions. billion for banking businesses among Fortune 500 companies.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Many website owners, especially small businesses, don’t realize their site is a target for malicious cyberattacks. The truth is, there’s no such thing as “too small to hack.” Any business that has a website, regardless of number of features or amount of traffic, will always be at risk of cyber threats.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Whether you own a small business, or are the Senior Director of IT at a Fortune 100 company, you are forced into the annual tradition of budgeting. This could include things like: Building security monitoring; Web hosting; Web design; Digital marketing; and Offsite backup servers. Category Cybersecurity Fundamentals, Guides.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

And imposing rules on businesses can sometimes result in penalizing the victims. The government has options, but none of them are easy or fast,” said Michael Daniel, former White House cybersecurity coordinator and current president and CEO of the Cyber Threat Alliance. Part of the problem is technical.

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Centraleyes

MARCH 17, 2025

NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) Tailored for managing cybersecurity risks, the NIST CSF helps organizations identify, protect, detect, respond to, and recover from cyber threats. Example: A small business identifies the risk of a power outage. The risk is categorized as “Medium.”

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Jane Frankland

APRIL 28, 2022

Hackers love small businesses. Currently, three times more small businesses are targeted by them than larger ones and around 60% go under within six months of falling victim to a cyberattack. With an enormous attack surface, cyber threats have scaled and are bringing businesses, economies, and communities to a halt.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 13, 2023

Organizations must prioritize email security measures that block malicious attachments, educate employees about ransomware threats, and establish robust data backup and recovery processes. Email is a primary delivery method for ransomware attacks, with attackers using malicious attachments or links to infect systems.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

The company says that ransomware accounted for 41% of cyber claims. 54% of cyber attacks started with email. Below you can see two charts describing these findings: Remote work increases cyber threats. Impact of a cyber attack and the need for insurance. And the most popular attack vector was phishing.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 16, 2022

Cyber attackers, fraudsters, and hackers target both small-scale, midsized, and large online ecom enterprises. . . In fact, the frequency of small businesses fraud is at 28% compared to larger organizations at 22-26%. . This portrays a grim picture for ecommerce businesses — filled with data breaches and irate customers.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 27, 2021

In today's connected environment, there are a large number of evolving cyber threats putting your organization at risk. And there is something else: there is always something new to learn about cyber threats. At the same time, seemingly endless scams can financially impact your end-users and even your personal life.

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Spinone

JULY 29, 2020

Engineers are responsible for: Configuring network security settings Performing penetration testing Developing and implementing sufficient measures to detect cyber threats Implementing network security policies Installing and maintaining security software like firewalls or backups Also, a deep understanding of cloud security may be required.

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Small businesses are the backbone of the U.S. Vice President Harris recently announced efforts to cut red tape, increase access to capital, and expand small business participation in federal contracts. Their active role ensures your business is positioned for success throughout the compliance journey.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 5, 2025

While tariffs are often implemented as economic or political tools, their unintended impact on cybersecurity efforts, especially cross-border vulnerability research, crime investigations, and public sector and small business security, must be closely examined." The biggest danger is making rushed choices.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Backups have your back: Use the 3-2- 1 rule as a guide to backing up your data. The rule is: keep at least three (3) copies of your data and store two (2) backup copies on different storage media, with one (1) of them located offsite. Finally, small businesses must detect and respond to threats before there are impacted.

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SC Magazine

MAY 28, 2021

Researchers from Microsoft on Thursday reported that the APT group, referred to as Nobelium, compromised a client of Constant Contact, an online marketing services company utilized largely by small businesses for publicity and mass-mailings purposes.

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