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Three areas of focus for SMB cybersecurity spending post-COVID-19

Three areas of focus for SMB cybersecurity spending post-COVID-19

Maria Florio September 14, 2020 No Comments

The good news for the security sector, in these challenging times, is that Gartner foresees security spending to grow in the new year. This is optimal when we acknowledge the…

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Bringing to focus SMB cybersecurity needs

Bringing to focus SMB cybersecurity needs

Maria Florio August 13, 2020 No Comments

Recent research found that small and medium businesses (SMBs) use free cybersecurity tools for the most part, that one fifth of SMBs have no endpoint security and that almost half…

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Cybersecurity steps to mitigate breach costs and improve security

Cybersecurity steps to mitigate breach costs and improve security

Maria Florio September 30, 2019 No Comments

Every year the financial impact of data breaches on organizations rises. Just this past year, IBM’s Data Breach Report revealed that the cost of a data breach has risen 12%…

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How businesses can use cybersecurity megatrends to improve

How businesses can use cybersecurity megatrends to improve

Maria Florio August 2, 2016 No Comments

When looking at the recently released 2016 Cost of Data Breach Study: Global Analysis conducted by the Ponemon Institute, the takeaways for businesses are more than only the information on…

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SMBs need to get started with cybersecurity before it’s too late

SMBs need to get started with cybersecurity before it’s too late

Maria Florio July 26, 2016 No Comments

With more than 50% of SMBs experiencing breach in the past 12 months (Ponemon Institute), there’s a clear message for all businesses: No one is exempt from being a target…

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