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Businesses suffer from a false sense of security, study shows |
November 04, 2013
Security vendor McAfee says that small and midsize businesses are suffering from a false sense of security, basing their claims on a recent study conducted with Office Depot. Those who took part in the study showed a high degree of confidence that their data and devices were safe from attackers, despite industry research and evidence that proves otherwise.
McAfee's claims come from the 1000 SMBs participated in the Office Depot Small Business Index in September. According to the data, 66 percent of the SMB owners who took part were confident that their data and devices were secure and safe from criminal hackers, with 77 percent reporting that their organizations have never been attacked.
According to the 2013 Verizon Business Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), 40 percent of the incidents examined involved businesses with fewer than 1000 employees, and a majority of them were in the retail or food service industry.
When asked for details, 80 percent of the respondents to Office Depot's survey admitted to not using data protection. Only about half of them confirmed that they're using email and Internet security measures. And almost all of them—91 percent—said they don't use endpoint or mobile device security. Yet, the frightening admission comes from the 14 percent of SMB owners who said they haven't implemented security measures of any kind in their environment.
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