SMB Cybersecurity 2025: Troubling Report Exposes Protection Gaps Despite High Awareness

Growing Cyber Risk Meets Uneven SMB Response Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) increasingly understand the cyber risks they face, but many still fall short on defense. This is the central theme of CrowdStrike’s newly released 2025 State of SMB Cybersecurity Report. Despite 93% of SMBs reporting awareness of cybersecurity risks, only 36% invest in modern … Read more

Data Security Crisis in 2025: Rubrik’s Report Reveals Shocking Global Impact

The Most Significant Milestone Comes at a High Cost The digital shift to hybrid environments is one of the most important advancements in modern business. However, according to Rubrik’s latest “State of Data Security in 2025” report, this progress comes with a steep price: an unprecedented rise in cyber threats affecting nearly every organization on … Read more

AXA XL Expands Cyber Insurance for SMBs Amid Soaring Ransomware Threats – Key Hire Announced

Demand Grows for Cyber Coverage AXA XL is expanding its cyber insurance offerings to small and midsize businesses (SMBs). This move is designed to meet the growing demand for cyber coverage among SMBs and address the increasing threat of cyberattacks. This move follows alarming findings in Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report, which revealed that … Read more

Cybercrime Trends 2025: Small Businesses Face Rising Threats

In its 2025 Annual Threat Report, cybersecurity firm Sophos warns that small and midsized businesses remain prime targets for evolving cybercrime. When it comes to cybercrime trends the report highlights ransomware as the leading threat, with old and misconfigured network devices opening the door to attacks. It also identifies a surge in email-based credential theft, … Read more

Healthcare Cybersecurity on Life Support? 2024 HIMSS Report Uncovers Gaps

When hackers hit a hospital, it’s not just data at stake. It’s lives. That’s the stark undercurrent running through the 2024 HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Survey. Released this spring by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), the annual snapshot offers a sobering diagnosis of things like patient data protection and healthcare IT security. As … Read more