WEBVTT PAIGE: TODAY, LOCAL BUSINESSES ARE LEARNING HOW TO FIGHT THE ONLINE THREATS AND INCREASE CYBER SECURITY. 40/29’S TAYLOR PANNELL JOINS US WITH HOW LOCAL COMPANIES ARE NOW BETTER EQUIPPED IN THE FIGHT TAYLOR: BUSINESSES OFTEN COLLECT INFORMATION LIKE YOUR NAME, CREDIT CARD INFORMATION OR ADDRESS. BUT WITH THE CHANGING ONLINE THREATS YOUR INFORMATION CAN BE AT RISK SO COMPANIES HAVE TO EVOLVE TO PROTECT IT. THEY’RE THREATS BUSINESSES CAN’T SEE, BUT BUSINESS OWNERS ARE EAGER TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEM. JANET ROBB THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU SERVING ARKANSAS SAYS THAT MOST BUSINESS OWNERS UNDERSTAND THAT CYBER SECURITY IS AN ISSUE, BUT THEY AREN’T SURE HOW IT APPLIES TO THEM. MOST BUSINESSES COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION LIKE YOUR NAME, DATE OF BIRTH, CREDIT CAR INFORMATION, ADDRESS, EMAILS AND SOMETIMES YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER ROBB SAYS THE GOAL IS TO HELP BUSINESSES STORE AND SAFEGUA IT AND PREPARE FOR A BREACH. JANET ROBB, ARKANSAS BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, WE HAD SOMEONE FROM OUR LOCAL FBI OFFICE UP HERE. >> TALKING ABOUT REAL CASES WITH REAL COMPANIES THAT ARE RIGHT HERE IN OUR BACKYARD. SO, IT DOESN’T JUST HAPPEN TO THAT BIG COMPANY ON THE WEST COAST. IT’S GOING ON RIGHT NOW IN OUR OWN BACKYARD. TAYLOR: THE BBB SAYS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ARE TAKEN OUT OF ARKANSAS BUSINESSES EACH YEAR BECAUSE OF CYBERSECURITY BREACHES. TO CHANGE THAT STATISTIC, TODAY’S SUMMIT INCLUDED TOPICS LIKE SECURITY RESOURCES, CYBERSECURITY INSURANCE AND THE LEGAL ISSUES THAT COULD ARISE IF YOU ARE TARGETED BY A CYBER SECURITY BREACH. AARON KNIGHT THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF CONWAY ATTENDED THE SUMMIT AND SAYS HE IS MORE WORRIED ABOUT EDUCATING EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY TO PREVENT A POTENTIAL CYBER ATTACK. AARON KNIGHT, CHIEF INFORMATION -- >> IT’S AT AN EMPLOYEE LEVEL, THAT’S YOUR NUMBER ONE POINT OF ATTACK. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN. >> THE BBB SAYS ONE IN FOUR SMALL BUSINESSES ARE AFFECTED BY CYBERATTACKS ANNUALLY, AND THAT 60% OF ALL CYBERATTACKS HAPPEN TO SMALL BUSINESSES. >> IT CAN HAPPEN WHENEVER. NOT IF BUT WHEN. SO WE OPERATE IN THAT MODEL EVERYDAY. WE PROTECT AGAINST THE THREAT THAT COULD COME TOMORROW. TAYLOR: REPORTING IN ROGERS, TAYLOR PARNELL, 4029 NEWS. PAIGE: THE BBB REPRESENTATIVE SAYS IT’S IMPORTANT FOR LOCAL BUSINESSES TO UNDERSTAND THE RISK OF CYBER SECURITY SO