You’re an easy target. Big businesses have sophisticated infrastructure, security measures, and security response teams, making small businesses with less advanced cybersecurity measures, like your Ace Hardware store, more appealing to hackers. Small businesses like […]
FAQ Category: Cybercrime
Ransomware is a type of malicious software that locks you out of your systems or encrypts your files, holding them hostage until a ransom is paid—often in untraceable cryptocurrency. It usually spreads through phishing emails, […]
Even if you don’t sell products online, hackers can still target your website or social media accounts to damage your reputation and misuse the trust you’ve built. If they gain access, they can impersonate your […]
Cybercriminals include hackers, scammers, and fraudsters who seek to steal valuable data like passwords, credit card numbers, and store logins. They target small businesses because it’s often easier to exploit weak security practices in stores […]
The costs can be significant and include tens of thousands of dollars in lost revenue and gross margin per day, damage to company reputation, wasted labor costs, potential ransom payments which can reach hundreds of […]