This statistic shows the share of small to medium-sized enterprises in Canada using cyber security strategies to protect their business as of September 2017. According to the most recent data, just 25 percent of responding SMBs said that they used two-factor or two-step authentication, and one percent of responding businesses said that they did not use any of the listed cyber security methods.
Share of small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Canada using cyber security strategies to protect their business as of September 2017
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Passwords
71%
Antivirus
71%
Firewall
67%
Anti-malware
61%
Anti-spyware
54%
Policies and procedures
46%
Data encryption
42%
Employee cyber awareness education
38%
Two-factor/two-step authentication
25%
None of these
1%
Don't know
9%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents71%71%71%71%67%67%61%61%54%54%46%46%42%42%38%38%25%25%1%1%9%9%PasswordsAntivirusFirewallAnti-malwareAnti-spywarePolicies andproceduresData encryptionEmployee cyberawarenesseducationTwo-factor/two-stepauthenticationNone of theseDon't know
0%20%40%60%80%
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ESET North America. (October 2, 2017). Share of small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Canada using cyber security strategies to protect their business as of September 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/828625/canada-small-medium-businesses-using-cyber-security/
ESET North America. "Share of small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Canada using cyber security strategies to protect their business as of September 2017." Chart. October 2, 2017. Statista. Accessed January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/828625/canada-small-medium-businesses-using-cyber-security/
ESET North America. (2017). Share of small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Canada using cyber security strategies to protect their business as of September 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/828625/canada-small-medium-businesses-using-cyber-security/
ESET North America. "Share of Small to Medium-sized Enterprises (Smes) in Canada Using Cyber Security Strategies to Protect Their Business as of September 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Oct 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/828625/canada-small-medium-businesses-using-cyber-security/
ESET North America, Share of small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Canada using cyber security strategies to protect their business as of September 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/828625/canada-small-medium-businesses-using-cyber-security/ (last visited January 05, 2025)
Share of small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Canada using cyber security strategies to protect their business as of September 2017 [Graph], ESET North America, October 2, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/828625/canada-small-medium-businesses-using-cyber-security/
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