And 34% said they don’t give employees phishing tests to determine their exposure to risk.Ĭonsequently, a full 75% of the respondents said their company would survive only three to seven days following a successful ransomware attack. Some 20% of the respondents said they don’t have offline backups of critical data that could be encrypted in an attack. Among those that do have this type of plan, 35% last tested it more than six months ago. Security incident response: Critical steps for cyberattack recovery (TechRepublic Premium)Īmong those surveyed, 30% said that they don’t have a written incident response plan to respond to cyberthreats such as a ransomware attack. The 10 best antivirus products you should consider for your businessĨ enterprise password managers and the companies that will love them The respondents worked for companies with fewer than 500 employees with for-profit and not-for-profit organizations included.

Designed to question SMBs about their susceptibility and resiliency to a ransomware attack, the survey collected responses from 1,200 small- and medium-sized businesses in the U.S. The report is based on a survey sponsored by CyberCatch and conducted independently by market insights company Momentive. SEE: Mobile device security policy (TechRepublic Premium) A new report from cybersecurity provider CyberCatch reveals why SMBs may not be able to withstand an attack and offers advice on how they can better protect themselves. But small- and mid-sized businesses are often more vulnerable as they have more limited financial and technical resources to help them recover. Image: jijomathaidesigners/ShutterstockĪ successful ransomware attack can devastate any size organization. Some 75% of SMBs polled in a CyberCatch survey said they’d be able to survive only three to seven days following a ransomware attack. Report: Many SMBs wouldn’t survive a ransomware attack

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