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Linked – 10 Cybersecurity Steps Your Small Business Should Take Right Now

National Small Business Week is underway, and the festivities didn’t take long to address one of the most glaring and ever-present issues for small to midsize businesses (SMBs): cybersecurity. The Small Business Administration (SBA) is the US government agency dedicated to providing concrete help, training, and recommendations that small businesses can put into practice right away in their day-to-day operations. To that end, rather than just offer pie-in-the-sky security trends, today’s SBA cybersecurity panel gave SMBs concrete tips, resources, and steps they can take to mitigate security vulnerabilities and put a comprehensive security strategy in place.

These are pretty good, and while some of them may require a bit more time and planning, there really are some things you can do right now, even if you aren’t a business.

10 Cybersecurity Steps Your Small Business Should Take Right Now

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