Cyber-security gaps that small businesses need to watch out for

While data breaches at big corporations continue to make headlines, cyber attacks against small businesses are quietly on the rise. In 2015, 43% of cyber attacks on businesses worldwide were against organizations with less than 250 employees, up from 18% in 2011, according to Symantec.
“Today, small and mid-sized businesses are getting attacked left, right and centre. They have something very important that the bad guys want, and that’s data,” says Daniel Tobok, CEO of Cytelligence Inc., a cyber security and digital forensics firm. “They’re not just after governmental secrets or the big banks. They’re there to steal private information that they can sell on the dark market.”