BullGuard-commissioned research reveals small to medium businesses in the UK and US are at increased risk of data breach and cyber attack -- and 43% of SMBs have no cybersecurity defense plan in place
LONDON – FEBRUARY 19th , 2020 – New research commissioned by and published today by cybersecurity company, BullGuard, revealed an alarming number of small businesses in the UK and US are not prepared for a potential cyber attack or breach. One-third of companies with 50 or fewer employees report using free, consumer-grade cybersecurity, and one in five companies use no endpoint security whatsoever. Additionally, worrisome, the study found 43% of SMB owners have no cybersecurity defense plan in place at all – leaving their most sensitive financial, customer and business data, and ultimately their companies, at significant risk.
“Small businesses are not immune to cyber attacks and...
