As of September 2019, a survey conducted in Australia regarding cyber security for small to medium businesses noted that 97 percent of respondents who were sole traders had internal IT security management. In contrast, around 41 percent of SMBs that had 20 to 199 employees outsourced their IT security management.
Responsibility for IT security management in small to medium businesses in Australia in 2019, by source
The source defined small to medium businesses (SMBs) as any of the following:
- Sole trader — one employee
- Micro-business — two to four employees
- Small business — five to 19 employees
- Medium-sized business — 20 to 199 employees.
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Australian Cyber Security Centre. (February 20, 2020). Responsibility for IT security management in small to medium businesses in Australia in 2019, by source [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169338/australia-cyber-security-responsibility-in-smbs-by-source/
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