Before the Great Recession, many corporate giants — banks, energy companies, insurers and the like — thought they were "too big to fail."

Sadly, they found out the hard way that they were not immune to failure — and we all felt the repercussions.

Today, many small-to-medium sized businesses are operating under a similarly faulty assumption. They believe they are too small to be affected by cyberattacks and data breaches. This includes manufacturing businesses that view themselves as unlikely targets for cyber thieves, either due to their size or industry segment. Consequently, they don't bother to incorporate protections into their systems.

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