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CYREN Survey Indicates 71 Percent of SMBs Hacked in Last Year, Security Spending SoarsMCLEAN, Va., July 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- CYREN (NASDAQ: CYRN) today announced the results of its 2016 Benchmarking Survey that examines the current state of web security and the plans of IT and security managers at SMBs. The survey, commissioned by CYREN and conducted by Osterman Research, polled 308 U.S. IT professionals from organizations with 100 to 3,000 employees. The full 18-page report is available at: The survey reveals current web security capabilities in use, the importance that decision makers place on different features and functionality for web security solutions, the vendors whose solutions they have deployed, and other issues related to web security. Key findings include:
"These findings fully debunk the frequent misconception that 'my organization is too small to attract cybercriminals,'" said Michael Osterman, principal analyst at Osterman Research. "With 71% of IT manaers at small and medium-sized businesses reporting recent data breaches and less than half of them expressing confidence in their ability to protect against advanced threats, it's not surprising to see SMBs increased their IT security spending 23% over the last year." The survey also confirmed the rate at which SMB IT departments are adapting to two recent security trends, with more than half indicating they are now inspecting encrypted SSL traffic, and 29% confirming they have subscribed to a cloud-based SaaS web security service. Osterman Research conducted the online surveys in June 2016. Respondents from a wide range of industries were surveyed, led by technology-focused companies (26% of respondents), manufacturing (18%), healthcare (11%), and financial services (9%). About Osterman Research About CYREN Blog: blog.cyren.com CYREN Company Contact CYREN Media Contact Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140120/SF48846LOGO To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cyren-survey-indicates-71-percent-of-smbs-hacked-in-last-year-security-spending-soars-300304920.html SOURCE CYREN |