Cybersecurity concerns growing with small business owners.

Small to medium-sized businesses are hit with nearly 4,000 cyberattacks per day, and that number is expected to grow. Almost half are likely to fall victim to a cyberattack.

These are among the findings in a study, "Cybersecurity Mistakes All Small Business Employees Make, from Entry Level to the C-Suite," released by Switchfast Technologies. The Chicago-based IT consulting and managed services provider surveyed over 600 full-time small business employees and 100 C-suite level leaders to uncover why small businesses continue to struggle with good cybersecurity practices.

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Roy Urrico

Roy W. Urrico specializes in articles about financial technology and services for Credit Union Times, as well as ghostwriting, copywriting, and case studies. Also: writer/editor of a semi-annual newsletter for Association for Financial Technology since 1997 and history projects funded by the U.S Interior Department, National Park Service and Warren County (N.Y.).