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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
New Partnership Enhances Cyber Resilience Seeking to make sure small businesses keep coming up roses, Elpha Secure and SentinelOne announced a partnership to protect SMBs with combined cyber insurance and cybersecurity. Elpha Secure delivers the first fully integrated cyber insurance and security platform. SentinelOne provides an AI-powered cybersecurity solution with advanced endpoint detection and response. … Read more
SMEs at the Heart of the Global Economy Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) matter. They power half of the global economy. They drive innovation, jobs, and growth. At the same time, they face relentless cyber risks that threaten their survival. The 2025 Hiscox Cyber Readiness Report highlights the urgency of stronger SME cybersecurity. “More than … Read more