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Practical Security Tips, News & Advice.
Updated: Oct 20, 2022
During the early days of COVID-19, most small businesses had to close their physical storefronts and make their online debut. Believing that cybercriminals only target large businesses, most were not protected from cyberthreats. This lack of protection proved costly for small businesses, which is certainly a big business in the United States.
Mark Madrid, the Associate Administrator for the Office of Entrepreneurial Development at the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), said that in 2021, almost a quarter of small businesses suffered at least one cyberattack with financial loss, and many did not survive.
He added there are 32.5 million small business owners today, with 5.4 million having started during 2021—the highest level on record.
“With small businesses as a driving force of our nation’s economy, we have to step up and help. Small businesses often constrained by limited resources and unable to invest proportionately in cyber security are too valuable suppliers, service providers, community leaders, and employers to leave vulnerabilities unaddressed,” Madrid said, speaking during a webinar entitled Value Proposition of a Cyber Small Business: How a Small Business can Use Cybersecurity to Protect Their Customers – While Also Increasing Their Revenue Stream, hosted by the Global Cyber Alliance (GCA) and New York Metro InfraGard Members Alliance.
Statistics provided by speakers during the online seminar included:
Madrid encouraged small businesses to protect themselves from cybersecurity threats and recommended these seven resources:
Additionally, Brian Cute, Director of Capacity and Resilience for the GCA, says that “you’re going to be surprised by what you can do to reduce your risk.”
He recommends that small business owners, or delegated experts, take the following steps, which are part of the GCA Cybersecurity Toolkit:
Cute adds that following these tips is important not just to defend your business but also so it can grow and potentially work with the government.
While some small business owners may hire experts to help defend them from cybersecurity attacks, others may want to do it themselves. Either way, the SBA wants small businesses to succeed and grow and recommends these seven resources, most of which are free of charge.
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