PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

As lawmakers ponder this risk, PYMNTS highlights some of the newest data points uncovered by researchers examining small business cybersecurity. 149,000: the average cost of a data breach for a small-to-medium sized business , according to AppRiver.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2019

The Association of Financial Professionals released new data this week that revealed the threat of payments fraud continues to climb, particularly for large enterprises, as scams like ACH fraud and the Business Email Compromise climb to record levels. But the latest analysis of U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Citing 2018 data from Verizon, Mastercard noted research that suggested the majority of cyberattacks are actually targeted at SMBs, ranging from phishing scams and the Business Email Compromise (BEC) to malware and ransomware attacks.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Despite a rising understanding of the importance of third-party cyber risk mitigation efforts, such incidents as these continue to occur — and amid the pandemic, the volume of attacks is on the rise. According to Breach Clarity CEO and Co-founder Jim Van Dyke , this isn't to say that organizations' security investments are failing.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2017

Businesses face mounting risk thanks to things like geopolitical uncertainties and regulation but are also threatened by something as seemingly arbitrary as group chat platforms. But researchers questioned whether the increase is due to more breaches or simply more publicly available data on the topic.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2016

The impact from a data breach on an enterprise can be a mixed bag. For some, like small suppliers, a compromise of sensitive data and credentials can lead to a few hundred or thousand dollars fraudulently obtained from a business client, often via the Business Email Compromise scam.

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CB Insights

JULY 23, 2020

Past incidents from biotech and genealogy companies have dampened public trust in the privacy of health data. For example, in 2018, 23andMe entered a $300M deal to sell data to drug giant GlaxoSmithKline, while in 2019, MyHeritage experienced a data breach that exposed details from 92M+ accounts.

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