As usage of the cloud rises with SMBs, the IT pros that work for them are feeling the impact of increasing security breaches. The cause and solution according to a recent survey of SMB IT pros? Employees. This infographic is based on data from CloudEntr's 2015 State of SMB Cybersecurity study.

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What You Need to Know in 2015
CLOUD SECURITY + SMBs
As usage of the cloud rises with SMBs, the IT pros that work for them
are feeling the impact of increasing security breaches. The cause
and solution according to our survey of SMB IT pros? Employees.
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CLOUD ADOPTION*
OF THE REMAINING 29% WHO DON’T...
*438 SMB IT Pros Surveyed
of SMBs surveyed already
use the cloud or plan to in 2015
have no formal IT policy about
cloud service usage
know employees use cloud
without company sanctioning
71% 80% 43%
WHERE DO IT PROS STAND?
HERE’S WHERE WE’RE AT.
INCREASED THREAT
Eighty-nine percent of organizations currently in the cloud reported
recent security breaches affecting their security protocol;
with 40% reshaping policies.
SEVERE
HIGH
ELEVATED
GUARDED
LOW
Approximately 80%
of SMB respondents who use the cloud
report that employees are the greatest
vulnerability in their organization's
security infrastructure.
THE WEAKEST LINKBETTER SAFE THAN SORRY?
90% of IT Pros
at cloud-adopting companies are
concerned about the safety of
cloud-based services but only 63%
pick security over convenience.
A TIPPING POINT IN MATURITY
Companies with 50-99 employees deploy the highest rate
of cloud-based services company-wide and currently
utilize authentication and password management tech
at a higher rate than their SMB counterparts.
In 2015, they plan to out-pace their peers in education,
processes and technology to improve their cloud-based
service security.
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All data as reported in the CloudEntr 2015 State Of SMB
Cybersecurity report. See more at www.cloudentr.com/
lp/2015-state-of-smb-cybersecurity
Open road photo courtesy of Gratisography (Ryan McGuire)
TOP 3 CHALLENGES HOW WE CAN FACE THEM
EMPLOYEE
DATA EXPOSURE
social engineering (48%)
+ BYOD (42%)
compliance (34%) enforcing password policy (33%)
+ access management (27%)
REGULATION ACCESS
STRONGER
SERVER SECURITY
EMPLOYEE
EDUCATION
NETWORK
PERIMETER SECURITY
THE ROAD AHEAD
With IT pros recognizing an increased cloud security threat and 64% stating recent security
breaches will not influence 2015 security purchases, what are SMBs doing differently next
year to prevent security breaches? Overwhelmingly, 89% say more employee education.