National survey reveals most small businesses unprepared for cyberattacks
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About 60 percent of those who did experience a cyberattack said it took longer than a month to recover. By contrast, of those who have not encountered a cyberattack, more than half (57 percent) think their company could recover within a month.
Those findings stem from Nationwide's second annual Small Business Indicator, a national survey conducted online by Harris Poll on behalf of Nationwide from
"Cyber criminals are getting more sophisticated and realizing that small businesses are easy targets," said
According to the survey, 45 percent of small-business owners who do not have a cyberattack response plan in place said they don't feel their company will be affected by a cyberattack (compared to 40 percent last year).
At the same time, the majority (68 percent) are at least somewhat concerned about a potential cyberattack affecting their business — especially since 54 percent were victim to at least one type of the following attacks:
- Computer virus (37 percent)
- Phishing (20 percent)
- Trojan horse (15 percent)
- Hacking (11 percent)
- Unauthorized access to customer information (7 percent)
- Unauthorized access to company information (7 percent)
- Issues due to unpatched software (6 percent)
- Data breach (6 percent)
- Ransomware (4 percent)
For more information, visit Nationwide's cybersecurity page. You can also check out Nationwide's cyber insurance quiz and product page.
Methodology
The Small Business Owner Study was conducted online from
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