{"id":31466,"date":"2022-10-12T15:09:34","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T15:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grapevinemsp.com\/?p=31466"},"modified":"2022-10-12T15:26:42","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T15:26:42","slug":"small-businesses-are-attacked-by-hackers-3x-more-than-larger-ones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grapevinemsp.com\/small-businesses-are-attacked-by-hackers-3x-more-than-larger-ones\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Businesses Are Attacked by Hackers 3x More than Larger Ones"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is your business more secure from cyberattacks because it is smaller? Maybe you thought a hacker couldn’t possibly want anything you had? You didn’t even think they knew about your small business.<\/p>\n

A new report<\/a> by cybersecurity firm Barracuda Networks debunks this myth. Millions of emails were analyzed across thousands of organizations for their report. When it comes to IT security, small businesses face a lot of challenges.<\/p>\n

Barracuda Networks discovered something alarming. The number of social engineering attacks at small companies is 350% higher than that at larger companies. A small company is defined as one with fewer than 100 employees. Cyberattacks are more likely to target small businesses because of this. Here’s why.<\/p>\n

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Why Are Smaller Companies Targeted More?<\/h2>\n

Hackers see small businesses as low-hanging fruit for many reasons. This is why they are becoming more popular targets for hackers looking to make a quick buck.<\/p>\n

There is a tendency for small companies to spend less on cybersecurity<\/p>\n

Running a small business can often be a balancing act when it comes to cash flow. Cybersecurity is important, but it may not be at the top of your priority list. As a result, at the end of the month, cash runs out, and expenditures are moved to the “next month” wish list.<\/p>\n

Often, small business leaders don’t spend enough on IT security. They may think that purchasing an antivirus program will protect them. The cloud, however, is only one layer of technology. For adequate security, you need several more.<\/p>\n

All this makes small businesses an easier target for hackers. Compared to hacking into a large corporation, they need to do a lot less work to get paid.<\/p>\n

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Every Business Has \u201cHack-Worthy\u201d Resources<\/h2>\n

Even a one-person shop has data worth scoring for a hacker. Credit card numbers, Social Security numbers, tax ID numbers, and email addresses are all valuable information. These can be sold on the Dark Web by cybercriminals. They are then used by other criminals to steal identities.<\/p>\n

Here are some of the data that hackers will go after:<\/p>\n