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The importance of website backups for SMBs

By Lia / March 14th, 2019


Did you know that 65% of website attacks target small businesses?

Most small and medium-sized businesses think that cybercriminals target bigger companies and organisations. But based on recent reports, 1 in 3 hackers targets SMBs and these incidents can cost small businesses thousands of dollars in recovery expenses. Not only that, it's estimated that 60% of small businesses that lose their data will cease trading entirely within 6 months of the breach.

In the infographic below, we've gathered stats and information from various sources to give you a picture of the number of web attacks in recent years and how these affect small and medium-sized enterprises. We also provide tips on how SMBs can secure their website and why it's important to have an automated backup strategy as well as a recovery plan in case an attack takes place.


With more website attacks being targeted to SMBs, it's more important than ever for small and medium businesses to make website security a priority. Help your customers keep their website secure by offering an automated daily website backup.

With WHMCS MarketConnect, you can start offering CodeGuard in under 60 seconds. With our pre-made landing pages, fully automated provisioning and ready-made web and social media banners, you will have everything you need to start selling and promoting CodeGuard to your customers instantly.

To activate and begin offering CodeGuard, simply log in to your WHMCS admin area and navigate to Setup > MarketConnect and hit the Start Selling button for CodeGuard.

Take advantage of our introductory pricing and ready-made banners and start offering CodeGuard today!

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