With the CCPA fully in force as of July 1, it is now more important than ever for small businesses to ensure that they are fully aware of their responsibilities and the steps they need to stay to stay compliant.
Today most small and medium businesses adopt a reactive approach to cybersecurity – protect, pray and then react. Here are 7 criteria an SMB should look for when selecting solutions for a layered cyber defense.
Latest study from Ponemon Institute indicates cyber attacks on SMBs are again on the rise and the new attacks appear to be focusing on SMBs in specific regions, with U.S. getting the worst of it.
New report from Datto shows that ransomware attacks continue to be the leading form of cyber attack experienced by small- and medium-sized businesses, with 4 of 5 MSPs having clients hit over the last 2 years.
Facebook has accused Apple of anticompetitive behavior, pointing to an expectation of disproportionate damage done to small businesses that rely on personalized ads.
With numerous SMBs fined for GDPR violations in 2019, it’s essential for these smaller companies to understand the basics of the legislation in order to stay compliant.
Recent study shows that 72% of U.S. small businesses support improvements to privacy regulations yet 52% also believe that there will be a negative impact to their business. And only 15% believe that policy makers will pass regulations that do not adversely affect small businesses.
SMBs paid ransomware hackers more than US$301 million last year. Hackers are finding it more lucrative to prey on SMBs without ransomware protection.
Most technology start-up companies lack the experience and resources needed to manage the plethora of security, privacy, and compliance issues inherent in a growing technology business. Nevertheless, the legal and business implications of poorly managed privacy and data security practices are too important to ignore. A single error can undermine the trust of investors and customers, attract unwanted regulatory attention or litigation, and ultimately, derail a start-up’s success.
In this first instalment of a two part article Francoise Gilbert from Greenberg Traurig LLP talks about the first 5 common privacy and data security mistakes that start-ups must avoid.
New 4iQ report indicates that data breaches were up by over 420% from 2017, exposing a total of almost 15 billion identity records. Small businesses are being targeted much more frequently than previously thought and that even relatively tiny businesses are now on the menu for sophisticated hackers.
