What makes for successful cybersecurity?

Is there evidence that security investments result in measurable outcomes? How do we know what actually works and what doesn’t? These are the types of burning questions guiding Cisco’s 2021 Security Outcomes Study, which pulls together the experiences of over 4,800 IT, security, and privacy professionals around the world. This document is an offshoot of the larger study that focuses on small and midsize businesses (SMBs).

Defending organizations against cyber threats is tough for any business, regardless of size. But it’s particularly true for SMBs because their resources are typically limited, and they must be laser focused on only making investments that will bring impactful results. The stakes are higher, and prioritizing what’s most important is critical for success. Helping to identify those priorities is what this report is all about.

Click on the button above to discover how SMBs compare to larger enterprises when it comes to security, and what key factors contributed to successful security planning in companies like yours.