Cyber Insurance for UK SMEs: Adoption Gaps, Real Losses, Next Steps

Cyber insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises faces clarity and cost hurdles – Despite SME leaders recognising cyber risk, nearly half of uninsured firms self-insure. That choice invites financial ruin after major attacks. Surveying 104 SMEs about cyber insurance, the UK Government’s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology commissioned this study to map the gap. … Read more

Verizon Data Breach Report Warns SMBs and Global Firms of Surging Cyber Threats

Small Businesses Face Ransomware Reckoning Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach Report (DBIR) highlights a dramatic rise in global cyberattacks. Among the 12,195 confirmed data breaches analyzed, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) bore the brunt, especially from ransomware attacks. A staggering 88% of SMB breaches involved ransomware. That is more than double the rate seen in larger … Read more

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