Small businesses are leaving themselves vulnerable to cyber attacks

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In the wake of the pandemic, small businesses aren’t just facing obvious challenges like recruiting and retention — they’re also fighting against cybersecurity threats that they can’t see, and aren’t prepared to manage. 

Cybersecurity risks don’t discriminate between small and large businesses, yet 51% of small businesses don’t have cybersecurity measures in place, according to a March 2022 survey from Digital.com, an online small business and e-commerce resource site. Over one third aren’t concerned about their virtual safety, claiming that their business is “too small” to be a target. But that could not be further from the truth, says Dennis Consorte, subject matter expert for small businesses at Digital.com. 

Paola Peralta
Associate Editor

Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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