… And Job Satisfaction Could Be A Cause

While 41 percent of respondents claim to be very satisfied with their jobs, 44 percent are only somewhat satisfied while 15 percent are either not very satisfied or not satisfied, the survey found.

Money provides the top reason behind satisfaction, but only 32 percent cited financial compensation as a key. Other notable factors – each picking up at least 22 percent in the survey – are business commitment to cybersecurity, having cybersecurity as part of an organization's culture, and the chance to work with a highly skilled and talented cybersecurity team.

For solution providers, this provides further evidence that they could step into the breach for SMBs that either can't afford to pay for adequate security staff or need outside expertise to raise their security posture.

Paganini, at CornerstoneIT, says businesses with 100 or fewer end users won't have the in-house expertise.