This report presents the results of an in-depth primary market research survey of cyber security decision-makers in small to mid-sized businesses in the United States, conducted during August and September 2017. The goal of their research was to understand how SMBs, undertake decision-making in the context of their internet security, how they evaluate security solutions, and their budgetary concerns.

The purpose of this report is to help businesses better understand the risks that they are facing. This report asks businesses to be mindful that they should take the new security landscape seriously.

This paper is based on a study that sought to understand the challenges associated with delivering web security, as well as to gauge receptivity to cloud-based web security solutions.