Security News > 2022 > July > How SMBs are evolving their cybersecurity operations practices

While 81% of SMBs are monitored by a security operations center, 57% do not operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Considering that 69% of SMBs feel they are facing critical and expanding cybersecurity threats and 75% say cyberattacks have increased in the past three years, the lack of 24/7 coverage continues to put SMBs at risk, according to a survey by Forrester and Pondurance.

Despite critical and expanding cybersecurity threats, SMBs struggle to fill internal security technology and staffing gaps, leaving them with serious resource constraints throughout the threat management lifecycle.

"What's impressive about the study's findings is that SMBs appear to have a firm grasp on the benefits of engaging external partners to help them mature their security operations practices to mitigate risk. But it takes the right kind of partner to ensure that SMBs realize these benefits."

67% of SMB respondents report that engaging external security operations partners is crucial to maturing their security operations practices.

The top tools and services SMBs plan to implement in the next 12 months are Managed Detection and Response at 38%, Extended Detection and Response at 47%, and Digital Forensics and Incident Response at 48%. SMBs are also not looking for technology alone to address their needs.

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