Cybercrime's easiest prey: Small businesses

A data breach investigations report from Verizon showed that small businesses continue to be the most victimized of all companies. Of the 621 confirmed data breach incidents Verizon recorded in 2012, close to half occurred at companies with fewer than 1,000 employees, including 193 incidents at entities with fewer than 100 workers. A separate report from cybersecurity firm Symantec confirmed that trend. It found cyberattacks on small businesses with fewer than 250 employees increased 31% in 2012, after growing by 18% in the prior year.