Jeff Goldman

Fifty-eight percent of SMBs now have a mix of in-office and remote employees, and 58 percent of remote employees work from home 2-3 days per week, according to the results of a recent LogMeIn survey of 500 IT pros at SMBs worldwide. In response, IT pros are improving their understanding of their networks – just […]

While 90 percent of SMBs back up their servers, only 29 percent back up their SaaS application data, according to a recent Kaseya survey of more than 400 SMBs with up to 5,000 employees worldwide. Unfortunately, that’s the same percentage as in Kaseya’s 2018 survey. “There continues to be a lack of understanding that SaaS […]

Only 4 percent of U.S. small business owners have implemented all the cyber security best practices and recommendations from the U.S. Small Business Administration, a recent Nationwide survey of 400 U.S. small business owners found. Those best practices include the following: Establish security practices and policies to protect sensitive information Educate employees about cyber threats […]

U.S. small businesses hired 0.43 percent fewer workers in July, according to the most recent CBIZ Small Business Employment Index, which tracks more than 3,700 companies with 300 or fewer employees. CBIZ executive vice president Phil Noftsinger said the tight labor market may be a factor. “Essentially, the employable population needs to increase, or we […]

Fully 48 percent of SMBs have no response plan for a cyber security incident, according to a recent ConnectWise study of more than 1,000 SMB risk assessments. And 43 percent of SMBs have no recovery plan for a cyber security incident. More than two thirds (69 percent) of SMBs haven’t identified and documented cyber security […]

Small and mid-sized organizations face an average dwell time for confirmed, persistent malware of well over two years (798 days), far in excess of reported dwell times for large enterprises, according to a recent Infocyte report. Average dwell time for ransomware attacks at SMBs is much shorter at 43 days between infection and remediation, likely […]

NASA recently announced the selection of 363 proposals from U.S. small businesses and research institutions to support its larger Moon to Mars exploration plans, aimed at landing astronauts on the Moon by 2024 and establishing a sustained human presence on and around the moon by 2028. The selections, which have a total value of more […]

Within the past two weeks, Aruba Networks, NETGEAR and EnGenius Technologies have all introduced new wireless networking products designed specifically to meet the unique needs of small businesses. “The quality and security of Wi-Fi connectivity is a real consideration for small business customers when they’re deciding where to play, stay, dine and do business, because […]

The online banking platform Azlo and the small business lending platform Kabbage recently launched Mission Street Capital, a new program designed to provide SMBs banking with Azlo with access to loans through Kabbage for up to $250,000. “In partnership with Kabbage, Mission Street Capital will provide Azlo customers, including businesses with thin credit files, gig […]

Almost 50 percent of small businesses have no marketing plan for 2019, and 58 percent spend less than six hours a week on marketing, a recent OutboundEngine survey of 350 U.S. SMB owners found. Understandably, SMB owners would prefer to spend their time running their business (36 percent) and helping customers solve problems (28 percent) […]

While 98 percent of small businesses claim to protect their app users’ data, just 41 percent require a strong password to protect that data, and only 40 percent encrypt the data or implement two-factor authentication, a recent Clutch survey of 529 U.S. small businesses found. Just 37 percent of small businesses use a dedicated server […]

Fully 40 percent of small businesses lack a website, a recent Visual Objects survey of 529 small businesses found. Among those that don’t have a website, 28 percent said it would be irrelevant for their business, 23 percent said the cost would be prohibitive, and 13 percent said they use social media for their Web […]