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A leading IT risk consulting company, Kroll, Inc., released their 2012 Cyber Security Forecast of the ten most significant security risks for businesses. Making the top ten are small businesses who Kroll’s Cyber Security and Information Assurance Division believes to be increasingly at risk to what they call “hacktivism.” Small-to-medium sized businesses (SMBs) are at risk because they typically have large stores of data, but not a lot of security.
The Cyber Security Forecast states:
“The fact of the matter is that data thieves are looking for the path of least resistance. Of late that path has been leading directly to SMBs that house large amounts of valuable data but lack the security budgets of their big business peers. Common modes of attack include everything from social engineering to SQL injection. In addition, ongoing use of legacy systems — weakened by postponed or overlooked upgrades and replacements — put SMBs at heightened risk.”
This idea is backed up by trends noted in recent years showing that small businesses were attacked more often than larger businesses. The thinking is that small-to-medium sized businesses house the type of sensitive data that hackers are seeking, but they simply don’t have the big budgets of enterprise corporations to protect that data. As Kroll states, thieves look for the “path of least resistance” and that path is leading directly to SMBs.
At SMaRT, we work with SMBs to create premium network security solutions at prices that work within limited budgets. We take care of everything from proactive monitoring of computer networks, to managing hardware and software (including important security patches), in addition to maintaining a strong network security. We keep your IT systems up and safe, so you can focus your time and energy on running a successful business.
If it’s been a while since you reviewed the security of your data, you should take a good hard look immediately. 2012 is looking to be a very busy year for hackers!
