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Securing Smaller Companies

By Ericka Chickowski on 2009-11-11


Some basic security practices are starting to become pervasive within small-to-midsized businesses, although these organizations may still leave a few gaps in the armor. A recent study sponsored by GFI Technologies polled 540 SMB IT managers; the research found that most of them employ some form of security, primarily in the area of antivirus technology. Nevertheless, the study found that gaps in insider threat protection still remained.
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1. Two-thirds of those polled are more concerned with external threats than internal; 24% are equally concerned; just 9% are more concerned about internal threats.

2. 21% said security spending is less likely to be cut than other projects, and another 38% rated security the same as other areas; 21% of respondents make minimal security investments, leaving no real scope for cuts.

3. Of 11 threat vectors discussed, two categories stood out: 53% are very concerned about accidental data corruption, and 51% are concerned about Web-borne malware attacks.

4. 95% of respondents have installed antivirus technology and 56% have access control capabilities for portable storage devices.

5. Only 47% have the means to monitor and filter HTTP traffic.

6. Just over 33% have any kind of e-mail retention and storage policies.

7. 67% of respondents use Web filtering against virus downloads and blended attacks; 55% use Web filtering to prevent illegal or unacceptable Web browsing; 51% filter to manage and control Internet use.

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