13% of SMBs rely on untrained employees to handle alerts.

January 1, 2026

13% of SMBs rely on untrained employees to handle alerts. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Guardz in January 2026. It covers topics including SMBs, US, Security Alerts. The original data appears in The 2025 SMB Cybersecurity Survey . For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.

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Published on 12/17/2025

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13% of SMBs rely on untrained employees to handle alerts. This data was published by Guardz and covers SMBs, US, Security Alerts.

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This statistic comes from The 2025 SMB Cybersecurity Survey , published by Guardz on January 1, 2026. You can view the original report at https://guardz.com/go/the-2025-smb-cybersecurity-survey/.

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13% of SMBs rely on untrained employees to handle alerts.

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