SMBs underestimate cybercrime risks

Posted by Robb Beggs on 08/12 at 02:44 PM

A survey by McAfee indicates that smaller organizations in North America believe they can fly under the radar of today’s cyber crooks.
The latest survey from security vendor McAfee has found that small to medium-size businesses in North America and Europe wrongly conclude their revenue is too low to draw the attention of cybercriminals. … In the U.S., 39 per cent of businesses with up to 1,000 employees reported spending an hour or less a week on IT security. The figure is higher for Canadian businesses: 44 per cent. Part of the problem is that attention to security takes time, and SMBs have fewer resources. … [Full article online at: ]http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=49467&PageMem=1]

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