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Small Business Information Security: The Fundamentals

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Author(s)

Patricia R. Toth, Celia Paulsen

Abstract

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
Report Number
7621 Rev 1
NIST Pub Series
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs
Supercedes Publication
Small Business Information Security: the Fundamentals

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Keywords

small business, information security, cybersecurity, fundamentals
Cybersecurity and privacy

Citation

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 (Accessed October 24, 2025)

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Created November 3, 2016, Updated January 27, 2020
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