{"id":8656,"date":"2018-08-29T07:00:16","date_gmt":"2018-08-29T15:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/?p=8656"},"modified":"2018-06-28T18:39:54","modified_gmt":"2018-06-29T02:39:54","slug":"security-small-and-medium-sized-businesses-prime-targets-for-cyberhackers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/security-small-and-medium-sized-businesses-prime-targets-for-cyberhackers\/","title":{"rendered":"Security: Small and Medium Sized Businesses Prime Targets for Cyberhackers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No one and no business is safe from attacks by cyberhackers.\u00a0 But because of their size and much deeper pockets, big businesses have had more available funds to spend on security.\u00a0 Small and mid-size businesses are less likely to be able to dedicate either much money or time toward security,and that can be unfortunate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.information-age.com\/smes-security-compromise-123473095\/\">Ponemon found in a 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