Why Our Services?
We always see in the news how large companies and corporations are the target or victim of a cyber attack, or fined for non compliance with federal regulations. One example is the ransomware attack on New York Blood Center in January, 2025. These companies have dedicated IT staff, millions of dollars in resources and legal teams to assist them, and enough revenue that the temporary loss and impact simply don't effect them as much as we would expect.
What about small and local businesses?
SMB (Small and Midsize Business) are not so fortunate. They simply do not have the resources to keep legal teams or IT staff to maintain infrastructure security or verify they are in compliance with regulations. This is where R&R Security Partners comes in. We want to help protect small, local businesses at an affordable level, ensure your data and network are secure, and that you fall under any required compliance. We also provide training and education for your business to help identify possible attacks or attempts to gain information.
Hudson Valley Cyber Attacks
The most recent cyberattacks of the Hudson Valley reported were:
1. Town of Ulster Ransomware Attack (Sept 11, 2024) (Who are still feeling its effects)
2. Goshen Central School District Ransomware Attack (July 10, 2024)
3. City of Newburgh Cyber Attack (June 11, 2024)
Most small businesses will not report incidents, and may simply just pay the demands of the attackers to restore access to their data. This can be costly, or not something an SMB can afford to pay which could result in the loss of multiple years worth of data.
What Are Cyber Attacks?
The term "Cyber Attack" is actually quite broad, as there can be DoS or DDoS (Denial of Service or Distributed Denial of Service), Phishing Scams, Injection Attacks, Cross Site-Scripting and many others.
Do I Need to Know All of These?
While not required, its good to be familiar with what these mean and what they mean to your business. With R&R Security Partners, we work not just to keep you safe but educate and inform as well. We provide trainings and presentations to help ensure your employees and partners are following best practices and understand what steps to take should an issue, or attack, occur.
Here is a brief overview of some of these terms:
DoS or Denial of Service - The interruption of a service, this could simply be sending so much information to your home or business router that it is taken offline causing an interruption in your day to day routine.
DDoS or Distributed Denial of Service - Think the same as above, except instead of one source its many. Think dozens, or hundreds, of computers sending information to your business network or website to overload its resources to make it freeze or power down.
Phishing Scam - There are actually many forms of Phishing, but for simplicity it is simply someone trying to get information from you while pretending to be a legitimate source. Think scary texts or emails saying "FRAUD DETECTED" and providing a link for you to click. I'm sure someone you know has had identity theft related to this type of harmful act.
SMB Cyber Attack Statistics
How Many Small Business Are Targets?
1. Small businesses make up 43% of all cyber attack targets, and 46% of small business attacks were SMBs with 1,000 employees or less.
2. Around 75% of small businesses experienced at least one cyber attack in the past year
What Do These Breaches Cost a Business?
1. The average cost of a small business data breach so far in 2025 is $120,000 which includes lost revenue, legal fees, and recovery efforts.
2. Ransomware costs small businesses an average of $35,000 per incident.
3. Recovering from a Phishing scam costs small businesses approximately $70,000, which includes lost productivity and customer mistrust. With 29% percent of customers that experience a data breach lose customers permanently due to trust issues.
4. Cyber insurance premiums for small businesses have increased by 40% in the past two years due to rising attack risks
5. 70% of SMBs say recovering from a cyber attack is harder than dealing with a natural disaster.
(These statistics are provided by Astra)