Technology professionals who work in and around SMBs know that sometimes bringing up information security in a smaller IT shop can be a tough sell. In many cases, SMBs feel that they don’t present an attractive or large enough target for hackers to be interested in them. For example, a small community bank or credit union might believe that only a large bank needs to worry about fraud; a small local retailer might think only the big chains need to worry about security.
Open Source Ammo for the SMB Security Arsenal
Posted by: Ed Moyle October 20, 2012 05:00 AMTechnology professionals who work in and around SMBs know that sometimes bringing up information security in a smaller IT shop can be a tough sell. In many cases, SMBs feel that they don’t present an attractive or large enough target for hackers to be interested in them. For example, a small community bank or credit union might believe that only a large bank needs to worry about fraud; a small local retailer might think only the big chains need to worry about security.