The day celebrated for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises – which account for more than 90% of all businesses and around 70% of jobs worldwide – play a pivotal role in stimulating economic growth and providing employment for vulnerable groups such as women, young entrepreneurs, and poor communities.
Sophos has conducted a survey on the 7 Uncomfortable Truths of Endpoint Security. The report reveals the extent to which businesses are at a risk of repeated cyberattacks and / or vulnerable to exploits, and consists of both global and India-specific findings.
The survey polled more than 3,100 IT decision makers, out of which 1550 were from small businesses from 12 countries including the US, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, UK, France, Germany, Australia, Japan, India, and South Africa. The survey concludes that despite the intensity and magnitude of attacks, businesses are not prepared to defend itself against determined attackers.
PFB the commentary from Sophos on how Small Businesses should stay prepared for unknown cyber threats:
"As per a recent Sophos survey, more than 21% of small businesses across the globe have fallen victim to cyber-attacks in the past year. Cybercriminals are relentlessly trying to exploit organizations with techniques ranging from tried-and-true phishing emails to the more recent trend of 'hacker pen-testing' to find weaknesses in their surface area. As a result, businesses of all sizes need 24/7 monitoring and management of what is happening on their network, yet many of them do not have the expertise, can't keep up or don't have the security teams in-house to optimally configure and manage security around-the-clock. A synchronized security approach is key to better protection from cyberthreats." said Sunil Sharma, Managing Director Sales, Sophos India & SAARC
