SMEs invest in tech opportunities but risk missing security safeguards

Across Europe, 100 million people are employed by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The UK has over five million SMEs, providing three-fifths of employment and £2.4 trillion in turnover. As a vital component in the national economy, SMEs must continue to invest in automation, technology-led innovation, and underpin this with strong security. We recently completed our sixth bi-annual SME IT Trends survey, and the good news is that technology investment continues to increase. Not only that, but business leaders and IT administrators are positive about the benefits of automation and artificial intelligence (AI). However, the other side of this coin is… [Continue Reading]