28% of SMB respondents say AI is creating hyper-personalized social engineering attacks.

26% of SMBs experienced ransomware attacks in the past 12 months.

Three in four small- and medium-sized businesses say cyber incidents, including data breaches and ransomware attacks, are most likely to negatively impact their business this year.

40% of SMBs say the removal of the 16-digit primary account number (PAN) from credit and debit cards will significantly or extremely impact the security of business transactions.

47.2% of SMBs say lack of skills is the key hurdle to resolving security vulnerabilities and incidents.

35% of SMB respondents say AI is creating adaptive and evasive malware.

63% of SMBs have antivirus or antimalware tools.

58% of SMBs have firewalls.

42% of SMB owners and cyber leaders prioritized subscriptions to non-essential software over new cybersecurity investments in the past year.

46.4% of SMBs experienced 3+ incidents in the past 12 months.

29% of SMBs encountered deepfake schemes in the past 12 months.

73% of SMBs experienced Wi‑Fi or network disruptions in the past 12 months.

47.2% of SMBs say alert fatigue is the key hurdle to resolving security vulnerabilities and incidents.

53% of cyber leaders report burnout related to cybersecurity responsibilities.

57% of business owners say security demands cause them to delay or miss growth opportunities.

34% of SMBs admit their cybersecurity technology is outdated.

34% of SMBs have vulnerability scanning.

24% of SMB respondents say AI is lowering the barrier to entry for novice criminals.

42% of SMB owners and cyber leaders prioritized employee hiring, raises, and bonuses over new cybersecurity investments in the past year.

42% of SMB respondents say AI cyberattack speed makes traditional human-driven patching and response times effectively obsolete.