Many business owners mistakenly believe they are under the radar of cyber criminals, thinking they are just too small to be worth the time. But that’s absolutely wrong, according to a recent Wall Street Journal article, Cybercriminals Sniff Out Vulnerable Firms.
The article tells the story of one business owner who had $1.2 million stolen from his bank account within hours.
In addition to a false sense of immunity, most firms under 100 employees have limited IT budgets and no on-site staff, which just adds to their real vulnerability.
According to the WSJ article, “About 72% of the 855 data breaches world-wide analyzed last year by Verizon Communications Inc.’s forensic analysis unit were at companies with 100 or fewer employees. That’s up from 63% of the 761 data breaches it analyzed in 2010. The figures included investigations conducted by Verizon’s team, as well as data-breach investigations by various law-enforcement groups around the globe, including the U.S. Secret Service and the Australian Federal Police.”
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