63% of SMBs increased security spending, but more than 50% still experienced breaches

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Ransomware, phishing, and data breaches top IT security managers' list of concerns this year, according to a new report from Cyren and Osterman Research.
  • 63% of SMB IT managers increased security spending in the past year, by an average of 27%. -Cyren and Osterman Research, 2017
  • IT managers are most concerned by threats of ransomware (62%), phishing (61%), and data breaches (54%) -Cyren and Osterman Research, 2017
  • 68% of IT managers suffered one or more serious security breaches in the past, with 29% reporting a successful phishing attack, and 18% reporting a successful ransomware attack. -Cyren and Osterman Research, 2017
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