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[NEWS] The Devolutions’ State of Cybersecurity in SMBs in 2021-2022 Survey Report is On the Way!

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To mark Cybersecurity Awareness Month which falls in October each year, we are pleased to announce that the Devolutions’ State of Cybersecurity in SMBs in 2021-2022 Survey Report is on the way!

About the Survey

For the second consecutive year, Devolutions surveyed IT decision makers in small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) around the world, to understand the state of their cybersecurity profile — and see if it is a good news story, or a bad news story. What did we discover? It is BOTH good news and bad news!

On the positive side, here are a few insights:

  • 92% of SMBs have a process in place to revoke account access for ex-employees.
  • 74% of SMBs are providing their workforce with cybersecurity training.
  • 71% of SMBs are using a password manager to store passwords.

But on the negative side, we also found that:

  • Only 31% of SMBs have a password management policy that covers minimum password length, sufficient password complexity, minimum password history, minimum password age, and mandatory MFA/2FA.
  • Only 29% of SMBs are monitoring the full roster of privileged accounts in their company.
  • Only 13% of SMBs have a fully deployed Privileged Access Management (PAM) solution in place.

The full Devolutions State of Cybersecurity in SMBs in 2021-2022 Survey Report dives deep into the good and the bad about:

  • Cyberattacks and Threats in SMBs
  • Password Management in SMBs
  • Use of Privileged Access Management in SMBs
  • Cybersecurity Training & Management in SMBs
  • Cybersecurity Investment in SMBs

We also include 15 targeted recommendations to help SMBs address gaps, vulnerabilities, and concerns — so they can stay safe on an increasingly more dangerous and costly cyberthreat landscape.

The Devolutions State of Cybersecurity in SMBs in 2021-2022 Survey Report will be available in the coming weeks. Please stay tuned for any updates. There is no cost to download the Report.

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