UK mid-market organisations are ill-equipped to mitigate today's increasingly complex threat landscape, according to research by cloud and data centre provider Node4.
In a survey of 200 IT decision makers 63% said that security is a top priority, but 25% don't have basic anti-virus protection and up to 67% don't have intrusion detection in place.
The consequences of inadequate threat management and lack of visibility into the network could have far reaching consequences," said Steve Nice, Security Technologist, Node4.
"As a crucial sector powering the UK economy, the mid-market should be innovating in security, not failing to implement even the most basic tools.
"Reports of high profile casualties are commonplace, but the threat landscape isn't one that is only relevant for large enterprises, it's a critical issue for every organisation.
"Today, every organisation must assume it is a target. Recent events have raised even more alarms. A cyber breach can cripple a big organisation, but mid-market ones should not remain complacent."