NIST Launches Cybersecurity Initiative for Small Businesses

For small organizations, the current cyber threat landscape is brutal. While big-name breaches steal the headlines, small businesses suffer the most from ransomware attacks. Additionally, other studies reveal that only half of all small businesses are prepared for a cyberattack. In the face of these challenges, NIST is creating a new initiative to help.  To […]

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Why SMB Cybersecurity May Be Changing for the Better

Cyberattacks represent a serious problem for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Consider that in 2019, 43% of attackers went after small businesses, and in 2021, 60% of SMBs said they were victimized by a cyberattack. Even more worrisome? For small and midsize businesses, cyberattack impacts go beyond downtime, lost data and reduced consumer trust. According […]

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Small Business Cybersecurity: What to Fix, What to Manage and What to Outsource

The risk posture of small and medium-sized businesses has changed a lot over the last few years. Bluntly: small businesses inherited a series of digital risks. Many of these risks, such as supply chain and cloud-related risks, can wound and devastate a small business. Meanwhile, the enterprise, armed with more resources, could sustain the shock. […]

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Former Snap employees raise $9M for Trust, emerging from beta to level marketing playing field

Trust wants to give smaller businesses the same advantages that large enterprises have when marketing on digital and social media platforms. Continue reading Former Snap employees raise $9M for Trust, emerging from beta to level marketing playing field

When ‘Later’ Never Comes: Putting Small Business Cybersecurity First

Small- and medium-sized businesses can be victims of digital attacks as much as global ones can. In fact, 88% of small business owners think they’re open to a cyberattack. In response, startups must allocate time and resources to getting the right small business cybersecurity measures, right? If only business realities were that simple. Let’s talk about […]

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How Can SMBs Fight Cyberattacks?

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) faced unique challenges on the cybersecurity front. The massive disruption caused by the pandemic only exacerbated the challenges of protecting data, systems and business—not to m… Continue reading How Can SMBs Fight Cyberattacks?