Small Businesses Lacking IT Strategies-Kaspersky

Very small businesses (VSBs) with less than 25 employees are the least likely to view “IT Strategy” as a top concern, claims Kaspersky Lab survey of businesses worldwide.

The company in a survey has concluded that only 19 percent of the VSBs globally confirmed IT strategy as one of their top two strategic concerns as compared to 30 percent of businesses with a head count above 100.

‘’Alarmingly, this often-neglected business category includes internet and data security policies,’’ said the company.
VSBs, which are often startups struggling to establish themselves, most often don’t have the money or IT expertise to properly implement vital IT components like security software. A new business owner will most likely pour all their resources into growing the sales of their core product or service, since investments in business infrastructure are meaningless if the business itself fails, said the release.

The company has recommended Kaspersky Small Office Security as an investment VSBs should consider and claims that it is built to include business-grade technologies in a form that doesn’t require IT expertise to operate, and includes the industry’s leading anti-malware engine, along with a software vulnerability scanner to identify any machines that could be exploited by cybercriminals