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October 9, 2014

Hacking a big danger for small businesses

  • No system is hacker-proof but there are steps, some of them inexpensive, businesses can take to shore up defenses.
  • By JOYCE M. ROSENBERG
    AP Business Writer

    NEW YORK — It's not just big businesses like JPMorgan Chase, Target and Home Depot that get hacked. Small companies suffer from intrusions into their computer systems, too.

    The costs associated with computer and website attacks can run well into the thousands and even millions of dollars for a small company. Many small businesses have been attacked — 44 percent, according to a 2013 survey by the National Small Business Association, an advocacy group. Those companies had costs averaging $8,700.


     
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