Cybersecurity challenges faced by startups
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There's high stakes
60% of small businesses fold within 6 months of a cyber attack.![](http://images.ctfassets.net/8cecdw6dnk3l/1iggWmaXtbIbtUqJt05NYF/84bce9a6e1fb9a2e6ac7e436158d0ab4/lax-attitude-icon.png)
Lax attitudes = Lapses
47% of businesses with less than 50 employees do not allocate a specific budget for cybersecurity.![](http://images.ctfassets.net/8cecdw6dnk3l/1FlLlyvF78f6RbCkXuqUSv/3bb7a5ea186ced4ac98e5dafa20e7053/target-icon.png)
Easy targets
67% of business-impacting cyberattacks targeted remote workers, highlighting the absence of security awareness training for startups.![](http://images.ctfassets.net/8cecdw6dnk3l/6zYe6sOaGfRhkKi0Ze4qR9/1b26ecd00b3859ad1c7524f85e35d6f4/mobile-smartphone-icon.png)
The mobile factor
In 2022, 45% of companies say that they suffered a security incident involving a mobile device during the past year.![](http://images.ctfassets.net/8cecdw6dnk3l/1EUgXw3WEi3fhVGIKN6QrI/df4d93a5d8b4658ec8530a0752507c0a/byod-icon.png)
Risk your own device
70% of companies adopted BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policies during the pandemic without adequate security safeguards in place.![](http://images.ctfassets.net/8cecdw6dnk3l/2nC60XFX6xiC0doRzhR14K/1473f2864d7ebdf5dc70852401311973/data-breach-icon.png)
Human error galore
44% of organizations don’t give employees security training on a regular basis, leading to successful social engineering and phishing attacks.