The SME security challenge
Thorsten Kurpjuhn · Computer Fraud & Security · 2015
The risk of malicious threats from cyber-criminals is just as significant for small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) as it is for larger organisations. Smaller companies are using, producing and storing larger amounts of data, making the potential gains from a successful hack or security breach involving a small organisation far higher than they were five years ago. Smaller companies are using, producing and storing larger amounts of data, making the potential gains from a successful hack or security breach far higher than they were five years ago. The reality for SMEs is that they must deal with a similar level of risk to their larger enterprise counterparts, but with lower budgets and limited resources. Thorsten Kurpjuhn of ZyXEL explains the business case for investing time and capital into ensuring an SME's network is protected from external threats.