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Why cybercriminals are targeting small businesses

by Stacey Vanek Smith
May 30, 2024
Ransomware attacks are on the rise, and small businesses are getting hammered.
Cyberattacks and hacks have the ability to destroy people's businesses, credit and livelihoods.
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Small businesses are under siege from cyberattacks

by Stacey Vanek Smith
Apr 8, 2024
Many don’t have the staff or the financial cushion to survive.
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Cybersecurity is still really hard. Full stop.

by Molly Wood
Mar 1, 2019
But spending more doesn't always mean more protection.
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Why election security experts really like paper records

by Tracey Samuelson
Aug 22, 2018
Our aging voting systems are vulnerable, but can Congress act fast enough to be effective?
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How to protect your business from the latest cyber attack

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Oct 26, 2017
Bad Rabbit ransomware has started spreading in the U.S.
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The daily grind: Even email spammers work 9 to 5

by Jana Kasperkevic
Aug 23, 2017
It’s so that they catch you while you’re at work.
An email inbox filled with spam.
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Massive ransomware attack in Europe all but promises more to come

by Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood
Jun 27, 2017
Dozens of databases are hit in the cyber attack. The thing they all have in common? Vulnerable networks.
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Can America weather a cyber attack on its power grid?

by David Brancaccio and Beidi Zhang
Dec 1, 2015
A conversation with former ABC News anchor Ted Koppel.
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How data breaches are like the flu

by Adriene Hill
Jun 12, 2015
Companies have decided that cyber crime is a fact of life.
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CEOs skip cybersecurity summit

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Feb 13, 2015
Heads of Google, Yahoo and Facebook will not be in attendance.
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