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Small Business Cyber Attacks

Is your small business website secure from Cyber Attacks? We’ve been hearing a lot in the news about cyber threats all around the country.  A recent article, What a Hack Attack Taught me About Cyber Security, the author talks about how her own company’s website was hacked.  She wasn’t sure the reason her website was a target, along with so many other small businesses. Her Web host explains, small businesses security measures are likely to be weak or nonexistent due to inexperience making small businesses across the country a common target for online hackers.

Here are some startling stats taken from a study done by
 
Symantec and the National Cyber Security Alliance
•87% of small businesses surveyed have no formal Internet security policy for employees*
•59% of small business owners have no contingency plan in place if they should experience a data breach*
•69% of the data breach cases reported admitted that they were responsible for their own breach*

Can you put a price on protecting your website from a cyber attack? A data breach or hack could lead to multiple issues, including theft from your business bank accounts or even loss of sales due to downtime. If your small business has sensitive customer data, you could comprise the privacy of your clients.  Don’t wait for this to happen to your small business.  Get protection from cyber attacks with Cyber First Essentials now offered from Travelers. Contact us to learn more about how to protect your small business from getting hacked. Penny Hanley & Howley Insurance, ProtectingYou is our Job.

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