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Published on May 31, 2022 • Cyber

Small Businesses Don’t Recognize Risk of Cyber-Attack Despite Repeated Warnings

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According to the latest CNBC/SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey, despite repeated warnings by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI that U.S.-based businesses are at an increased risk of a cyber-attack following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, small business owners do not believe that it is an actual risk that will affect them, and they are not prepared for an attack. The latest survey shows that only five percent of small business owners reported cybersecurity to be the biggest risk to their company.

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Robinson & Cole: Small Businesses Don’t Recognize Risk of Cyber-Attack Despite Repeated Warnings

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