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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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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

Small businesses, however, often lack even basic external threat intelligence. Small businesses need threat intelligence the most, but they get it the least. Furthermore, technological advances have made it easier than ever for organizations with minimal human resources to leverage threat intelligence to improve security.

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Is Your Small Business Safe Against Cyber Attacks?

CyberSecurity Insiders

Just because you are running a small business doesn’t mean you are out of the reach of cybercriminals and hackers. In fact, small businesses are more susceptible to security breaches and cyberattacks because most often they dont expect the attack, thus are unprepared to handle the situation. Upgrade your IT set up.

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Cybersecurity survival tips for small businesses: 2022 edition

We Live Security

How can businesses that lack the resources and technological expertise of large organizations hold the line against cybercriminals? The post Cybersecurity survival tips for small businesses: 2022 edition appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

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FTC shares guidance for small businesses to prevent ransomware attacks

Security Affairs

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has shared guidance for small businesses on how to increase resilience to ransomware attacks. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published guidance for small businesses on how to protect their networks from ransomware attacks. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.