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If you’ve been thinking, “Cybersecurity? That’s for the big guys, not me,” it’s time for a reality check. In 2025, small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are discovering the hard way that cybercriminals don’t care about company size — especially when AI makes their jobs way easier. According to the latest whitepaper by Vanson Bourne Research and Connectwise, The State of SMB Cybersecurity: Racing Against AI-Driven Cyberthreats, AI is supercharging cyberattacks, and many SMBs are dangerously underprepared.

There are several steps businesses can take to help ensure their network and all connected devices are secure. We’ve compiled a list of seven tips to help prevent your business from falling victim to cybersecurity threats.

There has been a sharp increase in cyberattacks since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), already more susceptible to these threats, even further exposed. To better understand industry concerns on this topic, Sharp recently commissioned a cybersecurity study of 250 North American SMBs with Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG).