https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/351652

For 13 years, Verizon has released its annual Verizon Business Data Breach Investigation Report, or DBIR, a comprehensive look at more than 150,000 incidents that gives business owners insight into trends in cyber attacks. As expected, the 2020 report took on more meaning: Unprecedented numbers of professionals are working from home, and small- and medium-sized businesses without clear data security policies in place are particularly at-risk right now. “Employees are dispersed and on different devices, and you don’t know what they’re doing. This opens up vulnerabilities like never before,” says TJ Fox, SVP and president of Verizon Business Markets. 

The exhaustive 120-page report breaks down threats by industry, business size and region, but there are common takeaways for owners of any size business — especially those who don’t consider theirs big enough to attract cyber attacks. “Should a small business owner sit and read the DBIR from start to finish? No. But they should definitely understand what their vulnerabilities are,” Fox says.