Cyber Readiness Institute identifies need for incentives aimed at small business best practices

Small and medium-sized businesses are not adequately protecting themselves from cyber threats and require greater incentives from the federal government and insurance companies to boost their security posture, according to a report from the Cyber Readiness Institute.

“SMBs are highly vulnerable to the threat of cyber intrusion and tempting gateways to bigger prizes such as large enterprises, global supply chains, and critical infrastructure, representing the prime targets of bad actors,” CRI managing director Karen Evans said in an April 30...