"It's a lot easier for professional cybercriminals to target a large number of smaller businesses," said Sam Shay, creative director of Socotra. "I think there's a perception gap there that insurance companies could be doing a better job of providing education around the real threat." (Credit: Seventyfour/Adobe Stock)

When business owners think about cyberattacks, they often picture high-profile data breaches, such as the most recent cyberattack on UnitedHealth's Change Healthcare.

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