Small-Business Strategies for Fending Off Cyber Pirates Small-Business Strategies for Fending Off Cyber Pirates Comments Off on Small-Business Strategies for Fending Off Cyber Pirates In recent months, so-called cyber pirates have penetrated the firewall of U.S. government offices, large corporations’ secure connections and even the cell phone of the world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos. What chance do small businesses have against such online marauders? Hackers know that most small businesses are surfing the internet virtually unprotected when it comes to online security. Although hackers attack all kinds of targets, they make a killing on small companies that often do not have the resources or technical knowledge to safeguard their sensitive digital data.