Security News > 2020 > January > Why many small and midsized businesses remain vulnerable to cyberattack
Small and midsized businesses sometimes lack the internal skills and staff to fully handle their cybersecurity, prompting them to outsource their security protection to channel partners.
Though such partners are increasingly adding security to the mix of services they offer, businesses can still be vulnerable to cyberattack due to certain internal limitations and barriers.
A survey of channel partners conducted by Untangle, a network security manager, reveals some of the security obstacles faced by SMBs and the types of threats they'll likely face in 2020.
Channel partners are sometimes the first and only line of defense against a cyberattack.
Among the channel partners surveyed, 44% said that their customers still fell victim to a cyberattack after hiring a partner.