While nearly three-quarters of small businesses were victims of a cyberattack, 85% of respondents to ITRC's survey said they were ready for such an event. However, research from The Hanover shows that is not exactly the case. Credit: momius/Adobe Stockq While nearly three-quarters of small businesses were victims of a cyberattack, 85% of respondents to ITRC's survey said they were ready for such an event. However, research from The Hanover shows that is not exactly the case. Credit: momius/Adobe Stock

During the past 12 months, 73% of small business owners said they had a cybersecurity incident, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) Business Impact Report. This was the highest percentage of businesses reporting a cyber event in the three years that ITRC has been producing the report.

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