Cyberattacks wreak havoc on many small businesses

By Beau Monday

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jun 19, 2012

~~<p>If you could prevent a risk that had a 70 percent chance of putting you out of business, would you? About that percentage of small businesses close within a year of suffering a computer system breach.</p>
<p>Here's another stunning fact: The average cost of a cyberattack to a small- to-mid-sized business is $188,000, according to a study performed by Symantec last year. Can your business take that kind of hit and survive?</p>
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If you could prevent a risk that had a 70 percent chance of putting you out of business, would you? About that percentage of small businesses close within a year of suffering a computer system breach.

Here's another stunning fact: The average cost of a cyberattack to a small- to-mid-sized business is $188,000, according to a study performed by Symantec last year. Can your business take that kind of hit and survive? Login for more...