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For nearly a third of SMBs, a cyberattack with minimal financial impact – less than $10,000 – would cause them to shut down.

PublisherVikingCloud
Report2025 SMB Threat Landscape Report
Published25 March 2025
TopicsSMB, Cyber attack

Published by VikingCloud in 2025 SMB Threat Landscape Report, 25 March 2025. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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