Just because mid-market businesses are smaller doesn’t mean they should act small when it comes to cybersecurity. The percentage of mid-market businesses that have experienced a cyber-attack is up from 55% in 2016 to 61% in 2017, meaning these companies are being targeted as frequently as large enterprises. Therefore, they need the same level of cybersecurity.
At first glance, it may not seem to be a fair fight. But the market is shifting, and some of the same tools available to enterprises are now becoming available to smaller businesses. If you’re an executive at one of these companies, consider the following security hurdles and best practices to ensure you’re doing everything possible to keep your data—and that of your customers—safe and secure.
