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Findings of AVG\u2019s 2011 SMB Market Landscape Report reveals lack of understanding of the threats posed by business reliance on mobile phone and social networking use.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

MELBOURNE, 4 October 2011<\/strong> \u2014 AVG (AU\/NZ) Pty Ltd<\/a>, the distributor of the award-winning AVG Internet and mobile security software in Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific, today announced the findings of this year\u2019s SMB Market Landscape Report. It revealed the glaring gap between the ready adoption of new technologies and the preparedness of small- and medium-size businesses for the associated heightened levels of risk to security.<\/p>\n

This annual report, commissioned by AVG and undertaken by GfK NOP, tracks the security attitudes and practices of SMBs with up to 100 employees. The online survey conducted during August 2011 elicited responses from 1,000 ICT managers in the USA and the UK. AVG (AU\/NZ) believes the results should alert their Australian counterparts to the global issues of cyber crime and business protection.<\/p>\n

Lloyd Borrett, Security Evangelist<\/a> at AVG (AU\/NZ), said: \u201cBusinesses must equate online security with corporate governance and brand protection. New mobility technologies and social networking open businesses to opportunities for growth but also introduce the very nasty reality of security breaches and information theft.\u201d<\/p>\n

Almost 75 per cent of respondents did not understand the risks posed to their businesses by their organisation\u2019s use of mobile phones. One in three had a profile on a social networking site without taking additional security precautions. The majority of respondents remained focussed on countering the more traditional e-mail and web based malware attacks.<\/p>\n

The announcement this month of the latest release of AVG\u2019s robust protection for small- and medium-size businesses, AVG Internet Security Business Edition 2012<\/a>, is the security software answer for today\u2019s \u2018Internet active\u2019 SMBs. It addresses the potential impacts of cyber crime while being resource-light and affordable.<\/p>\n

Borrett strongly advises anti-virus and Internet protection be kept current for all computers and mobile devices that are brought in or taken home by staff, contractors, clients and visitors. He stresses the importance of properly securing smartphone and tablet devices.<\/p>\n

Almost three quarters of SMBs surveyed did not agree that the use of smartphones in business represents a threat to IT security. Yet as Borrett points out, these devices are Internet-connected, highly mobile computers, with vital business and personal information being carried around on them. They can be easily misplaced, lost or stolen. Combine this with a 273% rise in mobile malware in the first half of 2011 and such devices are a growing security risk that SMBs must address quickly. This highlights why AVG has been a pioneer in introducing its AVG Mobilation<\/a> security solutions for Android smartphones and tablets.<\/p>\n

AVG SMB Market Landscape Report 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n

The AVG SMB Market Landscape Report 2011 revealed that:<\/p>\n