---
title: "SMBs Fear Phishing, Fall Short on Cyber Training"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/smbs-fear-phishing-fall-short-on-cyber-training/"
date: "2018-09-20T06:47:11+00:00"
section: "Software"
tags:
  - "Cyber Criminals"
  - "Cyber Security Awareness"
  - "Cyber security Survey"
  - "Cyber Security Training"
  - "Cyber Threat"
  - "Phishing"
  - "SMBs"
  - "Software Security"
source: "infosecurity-magazine.com"
source_url: "https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/smbs-fear-phishing-fall-short-on/"
---

# SMBs Fear Phishing, Fall Short on Cyber Training

September 20, 2018 · Reported by infosecurity-magazine.com

> In surveying 500 small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) across the US, Webroot discovered that many fail to recognize the many cybersecurity threats their businesses face, in large part because they lack in-house security expertise. According to The 2018 Webroot SMB Pulse Report, phishing scams ranked the number-one threat to SMBs.

[Read the full article at infosecurity-magazine.com](https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/smbs-fear-phishing-fall-short-on/)

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