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Research released by Websense, Inc. has revealed that small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) throughout Europe are failing to protect themselves against today's emerging security threats. The State of Security (SOS) survey highlighted the increasing use of potentially unsafe websites and applications by employees, coupled with a dangerous lack of understanding regarding the security threats these sites pose.
The research also exposed a worrying discrepancy between IT managers' perception of the protection they have in place and their real state of security.
The study of 750 IT managers and general employees in SMEs in five European countries, found that 98 percent of IT managers believed their technology and processes were adequate, with over half (53 percent) believing their company to be very well protected against security threats and a quarter feeling 100 percent protected. Yet when questioned further, it emerged that the vast majority of SMEs failed to defend themselves against security holes by blocking peer-to-peer networks; filtering Internet use; and blocking attachments from instant messages. Of the list of nine potential security risks, not a single company protected against all of the threats - with 15 percent believing firewall and antivirus solutions were sufficient protection for their business.
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•Date: 1st August 2007• Region: UK/W.Europe •Type: Article •Topic: ISM
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