Kaseya Benchmark Survey Shows Cybersecurity Top Challenge for SMBs

When it comes to data protection, misconceptions still linger.

Edward Gately, Senior News Editor

June 29, 2021

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The latest Kaseya benchmark survey shows improving cybersecurity is the top priority for many SMBs in 2022.

Kaseya polled nearly 1,000 IT professionals at SMBs globally between April and May. It asked them about their top priories and challenges.

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Kaseya’s Mike Puglia

The top three priorities for IT professionals are improving IT security, cloud migration and automation to increase IT productivity. The main three challenges are cybersecurity and data protection; lack of IT budgets and resources to meet demands; and legacy systems hampering growth and innovation.

This is Kaseya’s seventh annual benchmark survey.

Scroll through our slideshow above for more from the Kaseya benchmark survey.

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Edward Gately

Edward Gately

Senior News Editor, Channel Futures

As senior news editor, Edward Gately covers cybersecurity, new channel programs and program changes, M&A and other IT channel trends. Prior to Informa, he spent 26 years as a newspaper journalist in Texas, Louisiana and Arizona.

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