2018 brought a lot of change to small business. In the wake of many new cybersecurity threats and breaches, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Small Business Cybersecurity Act was passed into law in August 2018, and it requires NIST to provide cybersecurity resources to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to help protect them against future problems.

With the exponential increase in cyberattacks, it is great to see a continued investment in cybersecurity initiatives. Small businesses are not immune to threats and are often not equipped with the IT resources or personnel to protect their networks. The NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act will provide SMBs with a simplified cybersecurity framework as a starting point for any efforts to protect their businesses from threats.