Maria Horton: Do smaller contractors pose a higher cyber risk?

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Maria Horton: Do smaller contractors pose a higher cyber risk?

Last month, the Government Accountability Office detailed the cybersecurity risks posed by small-business contractors and how they increase the chances for brea...

Tom Temin@tteminWFED

October 21, 2015 11:15 am

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Last month, the Government Accountability Office detailed the cybersecurity risks posed by small-business contractors and how they increase the chances for breaches of Defense Department agencies. GAO recommended the department's Office of Small Business Programs provide cybersecurity education to its small-business partners. But do smaller contractors in fact pose a higher risk, or is that just a common misconception? Maria Horton is the CEO of EmeSec. Her recent blog post for Signal Magazine had several pieces of advice for small contractors.