Cyberattacks on small businesses are a real and growing problem, and the latest research by Nationwide shows owners are not prepared.
Small businesses fall into hackers’ cybersecurity sweet spot — they have more digital assets to target than an individual consumer has, but less security than a larger enterprise, according to Nationwide.
“Cyber criminals are getting more sophisticated and realizing that small businesses are easy targets,” said Mark Berven, president of Columbus, Ohio-based Nationwide Property & Casualty.
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