Remote work puts extra stress on SMB security teams

Smaller businesses are having to do more with less in terms of security, a situation made worse by the coronavirus pandemic. The annual SMB IT Security Report from Untangle shows that 38 percent of SMBs are allocating $1,000 or less to their IT security budget, compared to 29 percent in 2019 and 27 percent in 2018. In addition 78 percent of SMB employees are temporarily working remotely with an anticipated 56 percent of more than 500 businesses surveyed suggesting that some positions will be permanently remote moving forward. "As the abnormal becomes our new normal, SMBs need to approach remote… [Continue Reading]