What you don’t know about security will hurt you -- and your customers. That's pretty much the bottom line of a study sponsored by Panda Security that found most SMBs take a fairly weak approach to protecting their customer data. This, in turn, makes them a big target for cyber-criminals. The problem is disturbing, particularly for customers who go online to buy products and services. Small Business Computing has the full report.
Small and midsized businesses might be the lifeblood of the U.S. economy, but according to the latest Internet security survey from Panda Security, their generally lackadaisical efforts to protect consumer data is also making them a prime target for cyber thieves.
More disturbing, particularly for customers swiping their credit cards or purchasing products and services online, the survey reveals that the vast majority of SMBs claim they don't know how to effectively prevent identity theft, lack the resources to install the technology that could thwart the majority of cyber attacks and, worse, seem to believe that it's really not their problem.
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