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SMBs In The Crosshairs As 2025 Comes To A Close As 2025 draws to a close, one thing is clear. For small and medium businesses, this was not just another noisy year in cybersecurity. It became a turning point. The data from the past two years tells a consistent story. In 2024, 94% of small…

Every cyber leader understands the importance of strong security controls—but the biggest risks in 2026 often come from what you don’t see. Cyber attackers thrive on blind spots: missed patches, dormant accounts, misconfigured rules, shadow IT, or backups no one has tested. These gaps may seem small or routine, yet they account for a significant…

Your organization’s cyber health is now just as critical as its financial health, and in many cases, it’s even more predictive of long-term survival. In 2025, the SMB threat landscape reached an inflection point. Cyberattacks occurred every 11 seconds, and 46% of SMBs experienced at least one successful breach during the year. Even more alarming:…

Annual audits and once-a-year assessments are useful checkpoints. But they are not enough on their own. Between those dates, the environment changes constantly. People join and leave the organization, new vendors connect to your systems, and cloud services are added with a few clicks. If you only discover misconfigurations or missing controls during that next…

Many organizations can produce a binder full of policies on command. Far fewer can demonstrate convincing evidence that these policies are understood, followed, and effectively measured in everyday operations. NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 raises that bar. With the new Govern function at the center of the framework, cybersecurity is no longer a technical checklist. It…

Small and mid-sized businesses have reached a defining moment in cybersecurity planning. The rapid adoption of AI, the expansion of interconnected systems, and the growing sophistication of cybercrime have altered what constitutes “adequate protection.” For years, SMBs have operated with reactive budgets, often spending only after a breach or compliance scare. By 2026, this approach…

The dinosaurs never saw their end coming. Neither do businesses that underestimate today’s extinction-level cyber threats. For small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs), the risk isn’t theoretical. From AI-powered ransomware to vendor-driven breaches, modern attacks can cripple operations, devastate finances, and permanently damage trust. What makes these threats so dangerous is that they’re evolving faster than…

Cyberattacks are no longer rare events. For small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs), they’ve become inevitable moments of truth that test your preparedness, resilience, and leadership. Whether you’re leading a community bank, healthcare organization, accounting firm, or government entity, the question is no longer if your organization will face an incident…but when. Fortunately, creating a cyber-ready…