Predictions for 2021: Budget increases and continued remote work
Untangle Inc., provider of comprehensive network security for SMBs, announced the results for its annual Voice of the Channel and 2021 Predictions Report. The report surveyed Untangle’s global network of Channel Partners to better understand current trends and barriers faced when protecting clients against emerging cybersecurity threats and other customer barriers within the market.
In a year that saw a majority of organizations transitioning to a remote workforce, cyber attacks were also on the rise. However, while phishing (68%), malware/virus (53%), and ransomware (47%) were among the top 3 types of cyber attacks Channel Partners’ customers were victims of in 2020, compared year-over-year, this is a downward trend seen from last year’s survey; phishing (84%), malware (84%), and ransomware (63%). The survey found that both Channel Partners and their customers are more aware than ever of these types of cyber attacks and, by association, were offered more advanced service portfolios from service providers to combat these threats.