Cyber readiness for SMBs: Getting the basics right
Business Security
AI is changing cybercrime, but SMB cyber readiness still largely depends on closing the familiar gaps
03 Jul 2026 • 5 min. read
AI is changing attackers’ toolkits. It can help criminals write better lures, scale social engineering and speed up reconnaissance, all while generally lowering the barrier to entry for less skilled attackers. Organizations are right to pay attention, especially because malicious use of AI makes old gaps a more urgent test of an organization’s cyber readiness.
Meanwhile, the first points of failure remain strikingly familiar and typically involve the usual suspects, such as a phishing link that an employee clicks on or a vulnerability that isn’t patched in time. Unlike truly AI-powered malware (which remains a rare sight), these are not the flashiest risks in cybersecurity, but they remain among the most important ones for businesses trying to improve their readiness.
Fortunately, the threats that are...
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