MCLEAN, Va., July 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- CYREN (NASDAQ:
CYRN) today announced the results of its 2016 Benchmarking Survey
that examines the current state of web security and the plans of IT
and security managers at SMBs. The survey, commissioned by CYREN
and conducted by Osterman Research, polled 308 U.S. IT
professionals from organizations with 100 to 3,000 employees.
The full 18-page report is available at:
http://pages.cyren.com/2016_07_Survey_Report_IT_Security_SMBs_LP.html
The survey reveals current web security capabilities in use, the
importance that decision makers place on different features and
functionality for web security solutions, the vendors whose
solutions they have deployed, and other issues related to web
security. Key findings include:
- 71% suffered a malware-related security breach
- 43% experienced a successful phishing attack
- 36% suffered a virus or worm infection
- 23% fell victim to ransomware
"These findings fully debunk the frequent misconception that 'my
organization is too small to attract cybercriminals,'" said
Michael Osterman, principal analyst
at Osterman Research. "With 71% of IT managers at small and
medium-sized businesses reporting recent data breaches and less
than half of them expressing confidence in their ability to protect
against advanced threats, it's not surprising to see SMBs increased
their IT security spending 23% over the last year."
The survey also confirmed the rate at which SMB IT departments
are adapting to two recent security trends, with more than half
indicating they are now inspecting encrypted SSL traffic, and 29%
confirming they have subscribed to a cloud-based SaaS web security
service.
Osterman Research conducted the online surveys in June 2016. Respondents from a wide range of
industries were surveyed, led by technology-focused companies (26%
of respondents), manufacturing (18%), healthcare (11%), and
financial services (9%).
About Osterman Research
Osterman Research provides
timely and accurate market research, cost data, cost models,
benchmarking information and other services to technology-based
companies. It does this by continually gathering information from
IT decision-makers and end-users of information technology. The
company analyzes and reports this information to help companies
develop and improve the products and services they offer to these
markets or to internal customers. Visit
www.ostermanresearch.com.
About CYREN
CYREN (NASDAQ and TASE: CYRN) protects
more than 600 million users against cyber attacks and data breaches
through its cloud-based web, email, mobile and endpoint security
solutions. Relied upon by many of the world's largest technology
companies such as Dell, Google, McAfee and Microsoft, CYREN offers
enterprise-focused security as a service (SecaaS) solutions as well
as embedded solutions for software and security providers. CYREN's
global cloud security platform processes more than 17 billion daily
transactions and uses innovative zero-day protection technology to
proactively block over 130 million threats each day. Learn more at
www.cyren.com.
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CYREN Company Contact
Mike Myshrall, CFO
703.760.3320
mike.myshrall@cyren.com
CYREN Media Contact
Matthew Zintel
Zintel Public Relations
281.444.1590
matthew.zintel@zintelpr.com
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