Computer criminals have a new target in their sights. And many of their victims are completely unprepared. 

After preying on larger firms for years, many hackers are taking aim at small to midsize businesses.

Why now? Because most larger companies have beefed up their security systems — and many smaller firms have yet to follow suit.

You can read more about the threat in this post from BuisnessBrief.com: The growing IT threat most small businesses don’t see coming

Perhaps your reaction is "Why? I have nothing I need to hide," particularly with your personal computer data. But if you’re like most people and most businesses, you probably value your privacy. Regardless of whether or not you have anything to hide, others do not have the right to pry.

You can read more on the subject here: Nothing to hide? Hide it anyway, courtesy of TechieBytes.