The attacker’s target: the small business

February 4, 2016

Cybercrime is increasing at epidemic proportions, from consumers, to SMB organizations to large enterprises. According to avtest.org, an independent service provider of anti-virus research, more malware was found in the past two years than in the previous 10 years combined. From 2013 to 2014, new malware jumped just over 71 percent from 83M to 142M new strains being introduced.

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SOLV HR provides scalable consulting and support services designed to complete a business's Human Resources needs in order to protect them from making common employment mistakes. Because our company understands the legal, financial and operational risks that a workforce poses, we offer complete human resources solutions to fit varying sizes and budgets. Through our suite of sustainable HR services, we complete all aspects of the “people” side of the business so that organizations can focus on the growth and viability of running their business.

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