Many small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are concerned about their ability to protect their business from cyberattacks and keep their data safe\u2014but lack basic protection against the most common threats. Recently, we conducted a survey of SMBs and found that 71 percent feel vulnerable to a cyberattack, jumping to 87 percent for businesses that have already experienced a breach.<\/p>\n
Despite these concerns, only 41 percent of SMBs say they have the ability to remotely remove data from a lost or stolen device, and only half said they use email encryption\u2014two capabilities considered essential by larger enterprises. SMBs say they lack the expertise to implement sophisticated IT solutions, which many of them see as unaffordable and too complex.\u00a0You can explore the survey data further in our interactive infographic below.<\/p>\n
To further protect SMBs from cyberthreats and safeguard sensitive information, today we\u2019re announcing the addition of advanced security features in Microsoft 365 Business<\/a>, which gives businesses with up to 300 employees an affordable, comprehensive solution for empowering employees and safeguarding business data. Microsoft 365 Business includes Office 365<\/a> for productivity and collaboration, plus device management and security capabilities to protect company information across the devices people use for work.\u00a0Now we\u2019re adding new ways to protect against phishing and ransomware and prevent unintentional leaks of business data.<\/p>\nSMB security survey\u2014interactive infographic<\/h3>\n