According to Verizon’s 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report, about 61% of confirmed data breaches involve credentials.
Employees may reuse passwords, write them down on sticky notes, or share them through email or Slack, making them less secure. Team members wrangle many different responsibilities-and passwords-daily. But these IT teams and admins are often asked to do more with less, as 43% of small and medium-sized businesses lack cybersecurity defense plans. This list of responsibilities is long and includes protecting the company’s website from being hacked, onboarding and offboarding employees to different applications and other IT resources, resetting passwords, and more. There are a few reasons why cybercriminals target these organizations.Ī typical small business has a very small IT team or tasks employees from other groups with admin responsibilities.
Unfortunately, more than half of small businesses have experienced at least one security breach, one data breach, or both. We’re not some big enterprise, why would someone target us?” Carissa Tilford, Director of Operations for Jeffrey DeMure + Associates Architects Planners, Inc., told us, “Being a small business, it’s easy to think that you’re immune, a cybersecurity threat will never happen. Cybersecurity best practices may not be at the top of your to-do list-or you may not think they apply to your organization at all. If you work for or own a small business, you’ve got a lot on your mind and your plate. Read the top 5 learnings Out of sight, out of mind
There are currently 32.5 million small businesses (defined as firms with less than 500 employees) in the U.S., which account for 99.9% of all businesses.ĭashlane kicked off the campaign by surveying small business employees and managers to find out how their organizations are approaching security in a changing hybrid work environment. Small Business Administration (SBA) started this holiday more than 50 years ago to recognize the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners. Happy National Small Business Week! The U.S. Honoring this holiday with a campaign to raise awareness about the importance of making security simple for small businesses and their people
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