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Cyber Security

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Do you think your business is too small to be at risk for a cyber-attack? Think again. Nearly half of all breaches target small and medium-sized businesses every year. Cybercriminals are smart – but you can protect yourself by being aware of the basic risks to your small business and implementing cybersecurity practices. Through the ÎÞÂëÊÓƵ SBDC's Cybersecurity Basics program, you can help prevent your business from becoming a statistic.

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How we can help

Don't let your business become a statistic. Learn the basics and put proper cyber protections in place. Get started now.

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Take our online to determine your level of risk. The assessment is a questionnaire that helps users gauge their level of cyber activity. It is based on the . Users can expect a risk score based on their current cyber posture in 15 minutes or less. This score is presented at the end of the questionnaire with an option to receive the results via email. At the end of the survey, users are encouraged to move onto the Cybersecurity Basics for Small Businesses course.

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Shore up your business' cyber strategy through in-depth consulting. Through our Cybersecurity Basics program, you'll also have access to our team of cyber specialists who can help you take a deeper dive into your business' cybersecurity measures and assist in developing strategies to better protect your business, employees, customers, and profits. Sign up for consulting

The ÎÞÂëÊÓƵ SBDC Network has worked in partnership with various federal, state and local agencies and other organizations to provide practical resources to help small businesses meet the challenges of doing business in cyberspace.

Cyberplanner Online Tool: The U.S. SBA, in collaboration with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), provides an online Cyberplanner Tool to help small businesses develop a cyber-emergency plan.

Articles and Publications

  • by Andres Franzetti, Chief Strategy Officer and Founding Member Risk Cooperative
  • by Tim Foley, Director of Information Security, Dataprise
  • by Adam W. Salerno, Executive Director for Global Supply Chain and Trade Facilitation, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  • by National Institutes for Standards and Technology (NIST)

Other Resources:

  • – an initiative of the ÎÞÂëÊÓƵ Department of Law Enforcement to protect the citizens and economy of ÎÞÂëÊÓƵ by safeguarding our information systems, reducing our vulnerability to cyber-attacks, and increasing our responsiveness to any threat.