SMBs Also Fall Victim to Ransomware Attacks
Equifax, HBO, Deloitte: all are large organizations that had recently been hacked. It seems like every week, we learn about another huge company falling victim to a data breach. But what about the little guys or the not-so-big guys? Just because you don’t see SMBs in the news for getting hacked, it doesn’t mean they’re not targets. In fact, SMBs are hackers’ number one target.
This article from TechRepublic discusses how managed service providers (such as Tru Technical Partners) reported that “ransomware is becoming more and more frequent for their SMB partners.” It also explains that the financial strain caused by ransom, downtime, data loss, and class action lawsuits can be too catastrophic for some SMBs to recover from. Read on to find out what industries of SMBs are most targeted by cybercriminals.
