New N-able Report Underscores Escalating Cyber Threats Facing SMBs
New data indicates that cybercriminals are targeting small- to medium-sized businesses, underscoring the need for unified cyber resilience.
New N-able Report Underscores Escalating Cyber Threats Facing SMBs
While many SMBs have long assumed they鈥檙e too small to be targeted by cybercriminals, new data from N-able shows that perception is rapidly changing. Threat actors are increasingly favoring quicker, low-effort attacks on SMBs over complex enterprise breaches, exploiting limited defenses for faster payoffs. The N-able unified platform is designed to help SMBs level the playing field by delivering enterprise-grade visibility, protection, and response capabilities tailored to their unique needs.
"Legacy security controls don't keep pace with the challenges faced by today鈥檚 SMB,鈥� said Kevin O鈥機onnor, Director of Threat Research at N-able. 鈥淎dversaries are constantly developing and deploying attacks that exploit common gaps in visibility and response. SMBs need solutions that deliver coverage across the threat lifecycle and fit within operational constrains 鈥� exactly what N-able provides.鈥�
Using data from the N-able ecosystem, the N-able threat research team revealed the following:
- Cybercriminals are targeting small and midsized businesses more than ever: Attackers are no longer skipping over smaller businesses 鈥� in fact, they鈥檙e increasingly targeting them.
- AI is supercharging social engineering: Attackers are leveraging generative AI to create convincing phishing messages that resemble real people and writing styles. Certain messages are even able to fool the most tech-savvy of employees.
- Ransomware remains a significant threat: The pervasive impact of ransomware accounted for nearly 1.9 million detections in the first half of 2025 observed by the team.
鈥淭he findings align closely with what we鈥檙e seeing, the pace of change in cybersecurity is relentless. It鈥檚 easy to get caught up in the complexity of today鈥檚 landscape: AI-driven threats, ransomware attacks, evolving regulations, and a flood of new tools and technologies. But real success comes from going back to the basics. Things like maintaining patches, ensuring reliable backups, continuous monitoring, endpoint protection, and having clear processes in place 鈥� businesses can鈥檛 afford to operate in reactive mode,鈥� said Vinod Paul, President at Align. 鈥淲hen we stay grounded in the basics, we鈥檙e in the best position to protect our clients and build lasting trust. We trust N-able as a partner that delivers on the promise of cybersecurity.鈥�
N-able will demonstrate its unified platform鈥攑urpose-built to address threats across every stage of the attack lifecycle at Black Hat 2025, taking place August 5鈥�7 at Mandalay Bay in
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