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Hundreds of millions of accounts have been compromised and the roster of organizations reads like a who’s who of digital enterprise: Adobe, eBay, Equifax, Facebook, LinkedIn, and the like.Jan 28, 2025
Cybersecurity, Managed IT Services
CSO magazine recently developed a list of the biggest data breaches in the last 25 years, measured along two dimensions:
By this reckoning, the statistics individually and collectively are staggering. Billions of people worldwide have been affected. Hundreds of millions of accounts have been compromised. And the roster of organizations reads like a who’s who of digital enterprise: Adobe, eBay, Equifax, Facebook, LinkedIn, and the like. These enormous figures and prominent names can create the misleading impression that just tech giants are most vulnerable, imbuing small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with a false sense of safety. Truth is SMBs increasingly are becoming prospects for cybercrime. Seven in 10 SMBs have experienced at least one cyberattack in the last 12 months. SMBs often have limited security budgets, which may translate into fewer cybersecurity tools and lower investments in cybersecure infrastructure. How can SMB leaders overcome these limitations? By working with a managed IT services provider (MSP) to implement three affordable, highly effective services that aim at the greatest cyber threat, business email compromise (BEC):
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