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Remote Workers Can Be Big Cyber Risk for Small Businesses

Remote employees place businesses at risk, yet many small business owners are not properly mitigating potential cyberthreats, nor are they adequately protecting their employee platforms, a new report says. As work-life and technology continue to evolve, a growing number of …

Small Businesses That Ignore Lessons from Cyber Attack Likely to Suffer Another: Hiscox

While 47 percent of small businesses suffered at least one cyber attack in the past year, only 35 percent of them took action following a cyber security incident to mitigate against another. Forty-four percent of small businesses that reported a …

Cybersecurity Professional Deploys Insurtech to Simplify Small Business Cyber Market

A small business owner and cybersecurity professional frustrated by the complicated cyber coverage buying process decided to take matters into his own hands – he became a cyber insurance broker. “I wanted to solve the cyber insurance problem for small …

9 Top Cyber Attacks Reported by Small Businesses; Most Still Unprotected

Most small-business owners (78 percent) still don’t have a cyberattack response plan, even though more than half (54 percent) were victim to at least one type of cyberattack. About 60 percent of those who did experience a cyberattack said it …

Assurant Partners with Website Security Firm on Cyberattack Prevention for Small Businesses

Assurant, Inc., global provider of risk management options, has partnered with website security company GamaSec to help small and medium businesses lower the risk of attacks on their websites. Assurant is providing support for the limited warranty issued by GamaSec …

How Cybercriminals Attack Small Businesses – and 10 Ways to Stop Them

At a recent “Hacker Lab” event, “white hat” hackers revealed how cybercriminals work — and what businesses can do to protect themselves. The multimedia presentation used a simulated small business system to demonstrate how hackers choose their targets, how they …