--- title: Small Business Entrepreneur Cybersecurity News -May 7, 2021 description: Check out the latest news on Cybersecurity and Risk Management --- [Omnistruct Newsletters](https://blog.omnistruct.com) # [Small Business Entrepreneur Cybersecurity News -May 7, 2021](https://blog.omnistruct.com/small-business-entrepreneur-cybersecurity-news-may-7-2021) Written by [Omnistruct Marketing](https://blog.omnistruct.com/author/omnistruct-marketing) | May 10, 2021 11:29:38 AM ## [Cyber Readiness Institute Calls on Biden Administration To Make Small-Business Cybersecurity a National Priority](http://prnewswire.com/news-releases/cyber-readiness-institute-calls-on-biden-administration-to-make-small-business-cybersecurity-a-national-priority-301285664.html?utm_campaign=Cybersecurity%20News%20that%20Matters&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=125808358&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8HHFgnQ0WD7gODizpPNP87wLzUHsbyZpmxoEzZUEYGbnacZKjdSSGyBftAUOe-4Ef0JpmiaOf3OzoRgBCJYBOkC1PHKQ) The Cyber Readiness Institute (CRI) is urging the Biden Administration to take specific actions to protect small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), which are vital components of global supply chains, from cyber attacks. By Cyber Readiness Institute I May 06, 2021   ## [The small business guide to cybersecurity](https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2021/05/03/the-small-business-guide-to-cybersecurity.html?utm_campaign=Cybersecurity%20News%20that%20Matters&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=125808358&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8HHFgnQ0WD7gODizpPNP87wLzUHsbyZpmxoEzZUEYGbnacZKjdSSGyBftAUOe-4Ef0JpmiaOf3OzoRgBCJYBOkC1PHKQ) Small businesses don’t have big-business cybersecurity resources, but they still face the same threats. Fortunately, through education, technology, and best practices, small businesses have the tools at their disposal to help protect their businesses, employees, and customers from an ever-changing array of cybersecurity threats. By Comcast Business I May 3, 2021   ## [7 Best Cybersecurity Practices for Small Businesses](https://www.qrcodepress.com/7-best-cybersecurity-practices/8539294/?utm_campaign=Cybersecurity%20News%20that%20Matters&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=125808358&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8HHFgnQ0WD7gODizpPNP87wLzUHsbyZpmxoEzZUEYGbnacZKjdSSGyBftAUOe-4Ef0JpmiaOf3OzoRgBCJYBOkC1PHKQ) Cyber attacks on businesses are on the rise. And attackers are usually more focused on the smaller companies. That is because the smaller ones are likely to have fewer security measures in place to prevent such attacks. By Anonymous I May 5, 2021   ## [Why Security Matters More Than Ever For Small Businesses](https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescommunicationscouncil/2021/05/04/why-security-matters-more-than-ever-for-small-businesses/?sh=2eb840d6393b&utm_campaign=Cybersecurity%20News%20that%20Matters&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=125808358&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8HHFgnQ0WD7gODizpPNP87wLzUHsbyZpmxoEzZUEYGbnacZKjdSSGyBftAUOe-4Ef0JpmiaOf3OzoRgBCJYBOkC1PHKQ) Many small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs), I fear, invested heavily in solutions to help them respond to and survive the pandemic. But in doing so, they tried to keep costs down wherever they could, and security is one of those expenditures that's too high when it isn’t needed and well worth the investment when it is. By Mark Roberts I May 4, 2021   ## [DHS Secretary: Small Businesses Hard-Hit by Ransomware](https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/dhs-secretary-small-businesses-hard-hit-by-ransomware-a-16529?utm_campaign=Cybersecurity%20News%20that%20Matters&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=125808358&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8HHFgnQ0WD7gODizpPNP87wLzUHsbyZpmxoEzZUEYGbnacZKjdSSGyBftAUOe-4Ef0JpmiaOf3OzoRgBCJYBOkC1PHKQ) About 50% to 70% of all ransomware attacks in the U.S. are targeting small and medium-sized businesses, costing the victims an estimated total of $350 million in the last year, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said Wednesday in a speech to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. 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