IT security of small businesses in the U.S. 2017

IT security controls used by small business in the United States as of March 2017

CharacteristicShare of respondents
Antivirus software 17%
Firewalls 16%
Anti-malware software 14%
Spam filters 14%
Regular vulnerability scans 12%
Automated software updates 11%
Data encryption 10%
Outsourced security 6%
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Release date

March 2017

Region

United States

Survey time period

March 2017

Number of respondents

1,420 respondents

Special properties

small business owners

Supplementary notes

Question: "What IT security controls does your business use?"
Region is presumed.

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