Only One Third of SMBs Can Manage IT Security

Only a third of small businesses believe they can manage IT security in house, due to a lack of resources and the rising tide of threats, according to a new global study. Security vendor Webroot polled IT decision makers at businesses with fewer than 1,000 employees in the US, UK and Australia. It found that just 37% said their organization is capable of managing security internally. A third of companies interviewed (32%) said IT staff had to balance information security with other tasks—meaning non-specialists are forced to fill these roles, and few can devote enough time to each security task.