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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. Cybersecurity isnt about paranoia. Its comforting.

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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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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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News alert: INE Security shares cyber hygiene guidance for small- and medium-sized businesses

The Last Watchdog

As small businesses increasingly depend on digital technologies to operate and grow, the risks associated with cyber threats also escalate. Warn “Small businesses face a unique set of cybersecurity challenges and threats and must be especially proactive with cybersecurity training,” said Dara Warn, CEO of INE Security. “At

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GUEST ESSAY: A roadmap for the finance teams at small businesses to improve cybersecurity

The Last Watchdog

If you’re a small business looking for the secret sauce to cybersecurity, the secret is out: start with a cybersecurity policy and make the commitment to security a business-wide priority. Related: SMBs too often pay ransom Small businesses, including nonprofit organizations, are not immune to cyberattacks.

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

Joseph Steinberg

In the context of cybersecurity, threat intelligence refers to information about hostile actors and/or the threats that they pose; cyber-defenders who arm themselves with such information can often dramatically improve their chances of preventing a breach. Small businesses, however, often lack even basic external threat intelligence.