Why Your Small Business Should Care About Cybersecurity
In 2017 61% of small businesses in the United States suffered some kind of cyber-attack according to a report by the Ponemon Institute. This number reflects an over 50% increase year to year in cybersecurity assaults on U.S. small businesses. Even more discerning is that an August, 2020 report from Interpol is that 43% of small to mid-size businesses do not have any cybersecurity plans whatsoever. This includes no endpoint detection, malware detection, firewalls/basic defenses, and incident response/contingency plans. There are many reasons why small businesses need cybersecurity — privacy, client trust, systems availability,...