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Protect Your Business With Simple Cybersecurity Training
Get employees up to speed on data safety.
According to a recent study by Keeper Security and the Ponemon Institute, 63% of small-to-medium-sized businesses have experienced data breaches within the past year. On top of that, nearly half of those businesses had no cybersecurity defense plan in place at all. It seems many business owners hope they don’t get targeted or that the overall threat goes away on its own.
Unfortunately, that’s not going to happen. When it comes to cyberattacks and SMBs, it’s not so much a question of if there will be a data breach attempt or other attacks, but when.
Fortunately, as a business, you already have your first and possibly best line of defense already in place — your employees. All you need to do is get everyone trained up on basic cybersecurity practices, and you’ll have built an effective cybersecurity system that will be far less likely to fall prey to cybercriminals.
Once some proper training has been put in place, you can avoid the risk of downtime, stolen data, and the severe penalties associated with regulatory noncompliance.
Here are some primary areas to address.
