Research suggests that close to three-quarters of small businesses are not prepared to deal with a security breach
Close to three-quarters of small businesses are not prepared to deal with a data security breach, according to the latest research.
Newtek Business Services discovered that only 27 percent of small businesses in the US have had an outside party test their data security systems to ensure they can withstand hacking attacks.
This figure is likely to be similar in the UK, and is worrying considering that the number of cyber-attacks targeting businesses is on the increase.
Newtek’s poll of over 1200 SME owners also revealed that 39 percent admit their data is only backed up in one location, while over a third (35 percent) said a natural disaster had made it more difficult to access important data.
Barry Sloane, president and CEO of Newtek, said the survey revealed a widespread lack of preparedness among SMEs with regard to both manmade and natural disasters.
"We believe that small to medium-sized business owners need to review all aspects of their data security and disaster recovery effort," he said.
Another survey by
Dell Kace revealed businesses are concerned that the rise of mobile computing is affecting their ability to cope with data security issues.
As workers become more mobile, and more data is stored online, companies must ensure they take sufficient steps to ensure that sensitive information can’t be compromised.