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Cybersecurity reports and statistics published by Guardz
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Recent Statistics & Reports
In one-third (33%) of cases, the SMB business owner personally handles alerts and incident resolution.
1/1/2026•
SMBsUSIncident Resolution
16% of SMBs allocate less than $50 per user on security annually.
1/1/2026•
SMBsUSCybersecurity Budget
45% of SMBs cite employee negligence as their biggest cybersecurity concern, particularly acute in the education sector.
1/1/2026•
SMBsUSEmployee Negligence
64% of SMB owners reportedly recovered quickly from a cyber attack.
1/1/2026•
SMBsUSCyber Attack
58% of SMBs use network firewalls.
1/1/2026•
SMBsUSNetwork Firewalls
52% of SMBs employ email/spam filters.
1/1/2026•
SMBsUSEmail Filters
17% of SMBs significantly increased their cybersecurity spend.
1/1/2026•
SMBsUSCybersecurity Budget
80% of SMBs with a formal incident response plan in place were able to avoid major damage during an attack.
1/1/2026•
SMBsUSIncident Response Plan
43% of SMBs report they experienced a cyberattack in the past 5 years.
1/1/2026•
SMBsUSCyber Attack
The leading motivations for working with a managed service provider (MSP) for SMBs are a fear of cyberattacks (52%) and a sense of responsibility to customers and stakeholders (40%).
1/1/2026•
SMBsUSMSP
41% of SMBs have endpoint protection.
1/1/2026•
SMBsUSEndpoint Protection
Half of SMBs reported increasing their cybersecurity budgets.
1/1/2026•
SMBsUSCybersecurity Budget
Only 34% of SMB owners have a formal incident response or continuity plan developed with a cybersecurity professional.
1/1/2026•
SMBsUSIncident Response Plan
31% of SMB owners don't know exactly how much they spend on cybersecurity.
1/1/2026•
SMBsUSCybersecurity Budget
13% of SMBs rely on untrained employees to handle alerts.
1/1/2026•
SMBsUSSecurity Alerts
42% of SMBs are worried about outdated technologies, with healthcare businesses the most concerned.
1/1/2026•
SMBsUSOutdated Tech
27% of SMBs lack cyber insurance.
1/1/2026•
SMBsUSCyber Insurance
27% of SMBs said they were targeted in the past 12 months.
1/1/2026•
SMBsUSCyber Attack
3% of SMB owners faced severe, lasting damage following a cyber attack.
1/1/2026•
SMBsUSCyber Attack
26% of SMBs do not conduct regular penetration tests or security assessments.
1/1/2026•
SMBsUSSMB Pen Testing