The controversy over the hacking of SONY continues to be in the news for many reasons. There is the release of information about celebrities, the discussion about theaters refusing to show the movie and of course the US sanctions imposed on North Korea. Central to this story is the security of data and protecting data from cyberattacks. While this discussion continues to evolve it brought another thought to my mind. Many small businesses do not protect or back-up their data and do not believe that they will be the target of a cyberattack.

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Greg Sullivan, CEO, Global Velocity

When P.F. Chang’s China Bistro Ltd. this month reported a data breach that had targeted customers’ credit and debit card numbers has been contained, and the company is providing identity protection services for customers who may have been affected. The Wall Street Journal reports one key piece of information that should sound the alarm bell to all companies: some of the suspected breaches date back to October 2013. Cyber thieves share the same motivation of the businesses they’re attacking: to make money.

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