A couple of weeks ago I attended the Minneapolis Cyber Security Summit 2016 at the J.W. Marriot Hotel in Bloomington Minnesota. There were two days of presentations on cybersecurity issues, and here are a few of the takeaways for small and medium sized business owners.
- There are 28 million small businesses in the United States. The Small Business Administration classifies a business with fewer than 500 employees as a small business.
- Small businesses account ...
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