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Quick Take Midmarket cybersecurity is struggling with self-awareness. Companies claim readiness for today’s cybersecurity risk, but a new industry report reveals teams are stretched, tool stacks fragmented, and many firms still need up to a week to assess critical vulnerabilities, far slower than attackers move. Boardroom visibility is also limited; only 9% discuss cyber risk … Read more
Bell Cyber has unveiled CyberShield Connect, a managed cybersecurity service for Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises. Amid rising cyber threats to small and mid-size organizations, many SMEs lack internal security teams or specialized tools. CyberShield Connect is a managed service that helps SMEs reduce operational burden by providing affordable, expert cybersecurity support tailored to their … Read more
At 2:13 p.m., the invoice printer jammed, phones kept ringing, and every screen froze at a login prompt. The owner tried their usual password, but it failed repeatedly. In that quiet moment, business stopped, and costs rose. According to Guardz, about half of U.S. SMBs have already faced a cyberattack. Guardz surveyed 800 U.S.-based SMB … Read more
Imagine the early days of property and casualty insurance. An underwriter might have refused to insure a factory stacked with matches. Yet that same insurer might have escorted the owner to a sprinkler installer to reduce the fire threat and make the risk insurable. That may be a simple, imagined analogy. But cyber insurers now … Read more
AI Is Reshaping the Cyber Risk Landscape for SMBs A new report from Cork Protection warns that small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) face an unprecedented wave of AI-driven cyber threats. The report, SMB Cyber Defense 2026, describes a digital landscape where artificial intelligence is being weaponized to automate cyberattacks at machine speed. Once considered secondary … Read more