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When your productivity is measured in tasks crossed off your checklist and projects finalized, it’s easy to develop a one-track mind. You know you need to get your work done, so other details, such as IT security, fall to the wayside. After all, isn’t that why you have an IT department, or outside managed IT services? Yes and no.

Sounds scary but it’ll never happen to me. That’s one of the most common thoughts small business owners have upon hearing about other companies attacked by hackers. In the case of IT security, ignorance is bliss for small businesses.

Until it’s not.

‘Tis the most wonderful time of the year. Malls are more crowded than ever before, children are catching colds, and snowstorms threaten to put a halt on mass transit systems making it impossible for employees to get into the office.

Weather during the holiday season is a particularly large threat.

You read the news and hear about cyber attacks on big businesses and think, “that would never happen to me.” It’s an easy trap to fall into. Many Small & Medium Business (SMB) owners operate under the guise that cyber criminals go after the big fish – the ones with lots of money, sensitive data, and a strong identity.