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Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) often approach cybersecurity like teenagers behind the wheel; they travel on convinced that bad things “won’t happen to me.” This naïve mindset blinds them to the rising onslaught of cyber threats, from phishing scams and deepfake attacks to ransomware and data breaches. VikingCloud’s 2025 SMB Threat Landscape Report reveals the … Read more
Worldwide Cyber Threats Surge Against Small Businesses It is a refrain repeated again and again. The cyber risk small businesses face as cybercriminals increasingly target them needs more attention. Small businesses represent the low-hanging fruit. CyberCube’s H1 2025 Global Threat Briefing highlights that 75% of ransomware cases affected companies with 11 to 1,000 employees. Small … Read more
In our podcast’s debut episode, we explored small business cybersecurity and insurance, highlighting the evolving nature of cybersecurity resilience. Criminals, cyber and otherwise, often see small businesses as easy targets due to challenges in maintaining strong defenses. Threats constantly adapt, and businesses must keep pace. We seek to pass on things we see that might … Read more
Coterie Insurance has introduced cyber insurance to its platform through a partnership with Berkley Re Solutions and TransUnion. The new offering aims to provide small businesses with additional protection against the increasing risk of cyberattacks, which have reached record levels in 2023, according to the HIPAA Journal. Berkley Re Solutions will supply custom risk management … Read more
Perhaps there was a time when being a small business meant flying under the radar, not worth a criminal’s trouble. But in today’s digital age, with criminals casting wide nets instead of fishing with precision hooks, size no longer provides safety. Technology has transformed the game, turning small businesses into likely victims of cybercriminals who … Read more