Weighing SMB Security Woes Against the Managed Security Promise Looking strictly at the numbers, it appears small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are sinking under the weight of their own IT complexity. To be more efficient and competitive, SMBs are reaching to the same IT solutions that large enterprises consume: hybrid/multi-cloud solutions ( 61% have a multi-cloud strategy, with 35% claiming hybrid cloud use), remote work tools, and a dizzying array of platforms. But unlike the large enterprise, SMBs often have fewer dedicated information security staff to manage the increasing attack surface these systems create. As if to prove the point, attacks on the SMB are escalating: 66% experienced a cyberattack in the past year, with average incident costs on the rise. In a world where smaller business data is as monetizable as that of the large enterprise, it’s not surprising that bad actors target organizations they may reasonably assume have weaker defenses. I think it’s safe to say...