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Top 10 Cyber Security Threats for SMBs in 2012
12-25-2011, 04:09 AM
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Top 10 Cyber Security Threats for SMBs in 2012
Here's a list of trends and predictions in cyber security affecting small business in 2012 by IT consulting company Kroll.

Mobile threats, not just from the possibility of stolen or misplaced devices, but from a new bread of malware optimized to attack tablets and smartphones.

Social media engineering. Just when you thought your company was getting a handle on phishing via regular email, your team will need to deal with naughty behavior within social networks.

Small businesses will become more visible targets.

Cloud security incidents will start to occur; this will give everyone a better handle on what we are up against.

More public-private sharing of best practices will (or should) start happening as governments become more frequent targets.

Privacy concerns will challenge the use of geolocation services, such as targeted mobile marketing. This will prompt the need for more consumer privacy discussions.

Security management and monitoring will become more important, as threats become sneakier.

Incident response policies (and teams) will need to become more formal.

By focusing on ad hoc compliance, businesses will overlook the bigger picture as well as key vulnerabilities.

Breach notification laws will become more prolific, especially outside the United States.

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