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Dark Reading's SMB Security Tech Center is your portal to all the news, best practices, and product information related to the management of security in small and mid-sized enterprises. Written for those who have responsibility for data security in smaller organizations, the SMB Security Tech Center is a single community dedicated to the discussion of security threats, challenges, and strategies in enterprises where there is no full-time security staff.
Breaking News
More Than Half Of Cyberattacks Come From Asia
DDoS attacks worldwide on the rise, report finds
Top 10 Security Mistakes SMBs Make
SMBs need to work on fundamental security errors to reduce risk of costly incidents
Half Of All The World's Spam Now Out Of Asia
New 'Dirty Dozen' spam report still has the U.S. as the number one spammer, but South Korea becoming a major producer as well
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- Why Small Businesses Are Vulnerable To Cybercrime -- And What They Can Do About It
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By The Numbers
SMBs Suffered $8.03 Billion In Fraud In 2010
Financial institutions absorbed $5.43 billion of the total losses in fraud against small- to midsized businesses; SMBs covered $2.61 billion.
SOURCE: Javelin Strategy & Research
Blog
New Metasploit Tools Help Find Security Blind SpotsJune 27, 2011
Upcoming Metasploit Framework vSploit modules can help to identify security blindspots.
Around The Web
FINANCIAL POST
Canada New Breeding Ground For Cybercrime
The number of Canadian servers hosting phishing sites jumped 319 percent over the past year
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Intel Sees the Cloud From Both Sides Now
Intel's new hybrid server combined with a service called AppUp offers small business a way to adopt cloud computing securely
TECHWORLD
Hotmail Emails Stolen By Hackers
Cross-site scripting flaw on Microsoft's website allowed attackers to read and steal emails from Hotmail users
THE DUO BULLETIN
When Angry Birds Attack: Android Edition
Details on the vulnerability in Android that allowed installation of arbitrary applications with arbitrary permissions on a victim?s device
THE TECH HERALD
Apple Finally Admits To Rogue Antivirus Problems
Apple has admitted publically what consumers and security experts have known for some time--that Macintosh users are being targeted in an effort to spread fake security products
INFORMATION WEEK SMB
SMBs At Risk For Financial Fraud
Small and midsize businesses are at greater risk than consumers, according to Javelin Strategy & Research
COMPUTERWORLD
How To Stop Your Executives From Being Harpooned
Keep them updated on recent whaling threats and incidents and regularly provide tips on how to avoid falling for these attacks
INFOSECURITY
Data Breaches Have Delayed Acquisitions Or Product Rollouts, Study Finds
One fourth of organizations have had a merger, acquisition, or new product rollout stopped or slowed by a data breach, McAfee and SAIC report finds
SMB Security Reports
Small Businesses, Big Losses: How SMBs Can Fight Cybercrime
Small and midsize businesses are falling prey to cyberattacks that cost them sensitive data, productivity and corporate accounts cleaned out by sophisticated banking Trojans. SMBs are typically on the hook for these losses and lack effective means to prevent them. In this report, we explain what makes these threats so menacing, and share best practices to defend against them.
Five Security Flaws, Five Security Fixes For Small And Midsize Companies
Take a sneak peek at data from the Dark Reading/InformationWeek 2011 Strategic Security Survey, with a focus on the five biggest problems faced by small and midmarket companies. You?ll get a look at key security practices and processes for managing the complexity of security; enforcing policies; assessing risk; preventing data breaches; and managing scarce IT resources.
SMBs in the Crosshairs: Understanding the Threats, Defending the Business
Cybercriminals are not only exploiting small and midsize businesses -- they're targeting them. While thefts of hundreds of thousands or even millions of credit card numbers and personal information records make headlines, many small companies' accounts have been cleaned out. In this Dark Reading Tech Center report, we identify how SMBs are exploited, where their security fails and how they can shore up their defenses.
Other reports from the SMB Security Tech Center:
SMB Security Newsfeed
- BB&T Payment Solutions Offers Free Data Security Webinar For Small Business Owners
- Qualys Launches New Freemium Web Security Service For SMBs
- Avira Bolsters Focus On Micro And Small Businesses With Avira Endpoint Security
- AVG Technologies Acquires Bsecure Technologies
- Symantec Survey: SMBs Don't Think They're A Target And Aren't Taking Action
- Mineral Tree Launches SMB Payment Solution For Security And Efficiency
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