Perhaps the most important single thing that small businesses need to know about cyber threats right now is that cyber criminals are actively targeting smaller firms. This can be hard to imagine or accept. After all, the security breaches we hear about on the news involve big brand names, like Target, Home Depot, Sony Pictures, and Anthem.
The fact is, many breaches of smaller firms simply go unreported. There are many business owners who are still wondering what on earth cyber criminals could want with their company’s computer systems and the data they handle. There are several answers to this….