Cybersecurity is not just a concern for very large companies but
instead should be on the radar of all companies. While the breaches
experienced by Target, The Home Depot, or even Equifax may garner
much of the press, small businesses are increasingly the target of
choice for cyber criminals. With less budget to focus on IT
protections, a belief that they are not "targets," and,
increasingly, significant stores of personal or sensitive
information on their systems, small businesses are ripe targets for
criminals and opportunists.
This increase in cybersecurity attacks on small businesses has
gotten the attention of Congress. On October 11, the House of
Representatives passed a cybersecurity bill requiring the
government to provide cybersecurity resources and guidance to small
businesses. The bipartisan bill, known as the "NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act of
2017," was sponsored by Rep. Daniel Webster
(R-Fla.), 13 other Republicans and four Democrats. It requires
