Three Cybersecurity Challenges Facing Mid-Sized Businesses

Summary

A webinar recap highlights mid-sized businesses’ cybersecurity challenges: limited time and skills, difficulty engaging employees in security awareness, and uncertainty about cybersecurity budgeting.

Key points

• The article says lack of time and cybersecurity skills were the most common internal challenges in the research report and webinar responses.
• Webinar attendees most often sought help with security awareness training; the research report identified detecting advanced threats as a leading need.
• The article cites a 2022 SANS whitepaper stating that hackers consider phishing and social engineering high-ROI attack vectors.
• Mid-sized businesses take varied approaches to cybersecurity budgeting, including funding specific gaps or broader security needs.