FTC's new small-business cyber education campaign offers resources, addresses specific types of threats

The Federal Trade Commission launched a “national education campaign” Thursday to assist small businesses with combating cyber threats, an initiative that includes tools to help small businesses respond to a dozen different cyber issues.

The campaign, jointly created with the Department of Homeland Security, the Small Business Administration, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, includes resources for small businesses addressing ransomware; phishing attacks; cyber insurance; cyber basics; and how to use and understand the NIST framework of...