Business Tips for Home Inspectors
TOP 10 CYBER SCAMS AFFECTING SMALL BUSINESSES By Rick Bunzel, ACI
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ybercrimes happen more often than we think. As home inspection business owners, we used to think of cybercrime as someone getting a hold of our credit card number. Today, cyber thieves are more sophisticated and small businesses are being taken advantage of more than ever. Most times, these losses are never reported in the news. 14
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According to PurpleSec (https://purplesec.us/resources/cyber-security-statistics/#SmallBusiness), in 2018 cyberattacks cost small businesses an average of $34,000. For many businesses like ours, a loss like this could cause the business to go under. Most of the attacks are now akin to a high-tech burglar knocking at our front door and waiting to see what happens.
