Toth, P.
and Paulsen, C.
(2016),
Small Business Information Security: The Fundamentals, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.7621r1
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Small Business Information Security: The Fundamentals
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NIST developed this NISTIR as a reference guideline for small businesses. This document is intended to present the fundamentals of a small business information security program in non-technical language.Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 7621 Rev 1
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small business, information security, cybersecurity, fundamentals
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Created November 3, 2016, Updated January 27, 2020