Small businesses continue to be prime targets for phishing and ransomware because they often lack large security teams and mature defenses. A successful scam can disrupt operations, expose customer data, and incur significant recovery costs. This article explains how to spot modern phishing and ransomware attacks, how to responsibly use AI to validate emails, and…
Ransomware often starts not with a sophisticated zero-day exploit but with a simple human mistake: a misclicked link, a reused password, or an unpatched personal device. For small businesses, where resources and IT staff are limited, understanding how employee actions create risk — and implementing affordable, practical defenses — can dramatically lower the chance of…
You don’t need a six-figure budget or a full-time security team to protect your small business. Most cyber incidents hit the same weak spots—email accounts, unpatched devices, weak passwords, and missing backups. The good news: a handful of low-cost, high-impact moves can cut your risk dramatically. Think of this as a practical playbook you can…
