[Hidden-tech] Online security course available from SBA

[Rich Roth]

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Online security course available*


WASHINGTON --- Small businesses can help keep their business information 
safe and protect their online information with a new free course from 
the U.S. Small Business Administration.

In support of President Obama proclaiming October as National 
Cybersecurity Awareness Month, SBA is launching this new course, 
designed for small businesses, to provide an overview on how to secure 
business information, identify security threats and guard against 
cyber-attacks.

Cybersecurity for Small Businesses is one of SBA's newest online courses 
to help business owners safeguardtheir information from computer attacks 
and determine their readiness against security breaches. The course is 
available at:

http://www.sba.gov/tools/sba-learningcenter/training/cybersecuritysmall- 
businesses 
<http://www.sba.gov/tools/sba-learningcenter/training/cybersecuritysmall-%20businesses>

The protection of sensitive data such as business invoices, payroll 
records, client and employee data and other proprietary information is 
essential to a company's success. A computer failure or other system 
breach could undermine a company's reputation, expose it to costly 
recovery expenses, and disrupt the business' overall operation.

Cybersecurity for Small Businesses will help to identifyinformation 
security vulnerabilities that can put a small business at risk, and the 
protective tools and techniques used to measure, maintain and guard 
business information and systems.

Small business owners will learn the types of information that should be 
secured, how to protect themselves from intentional attacks or 
unintentional damage, guard themselves from decreased productivitycaused 
by security breaches and evaluate the needed security tools and 
techniques. The course also gives useful and practical steps to take to 
protect a business' operations.

Cybersecurity for Small Businesses is self-paced and also offers best 
practices for guarding against cyber threats, potential computer 
weaknesses and the corrective actions for risk management.


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