Many small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) "are in denial
about security", says a
survey of 500 North
American firms taken by McAfee.
The survey reveals that many SMBs feel they are too small to be
targets for cybercriminals.
After sampling 500 IT decision-makers from companies with 1,000
to 2,000 employees, the report reveals that a third of
small- and medium-sized businesses have been attacked more than
four times by cybercriminals in the last three years.
The research showed that a quarter of those attacked took at
least a week to recover.
Despite these figures, 44% think cybercrime is only an issue for
larger organisations and believe it does not affect them.
While 52% believe that because they are not well-known,
cybercriminals will not specifically target them.
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