A survey of more than 5,700 small businesses, including 1,400 in the United States, conducted by Panda Security showed the state of security within small organizations still leaves something to be desired.
By Ericka Chickowski
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Vulnerable Customer Segment
58% of all SMBs have recently been affected by cybercrime or Internet infections
Vulnerable Customer Segment
44% of U.S. SMBs have been hit by cybercriminals
Vulnerable Customer Segment
30% of organizations were so badly hurt by cybercrime that it affected productivity
Vulnerable Customer Segment
55% of SMBs still name viruses as the most dangerous threat to their IT systems
Vulnerable Customer Segment
29% of survey respondents have no antispam solution in place
Vulnerable Customer Segment
22% have no antivirus product installed16% have no firewall
Vulnerable Customer Segment
39% of organizations reported that they or their employees have not received training about IT threats
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Among U.S. SMBs with no security systems installed, 27% said they weren’t important and 20% said they were too expensive
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