Cyberattacks Are No Longer an “If” — They’re a “When” (Especially for Small Business)

There was a time when cyberattacks felt like something only big corporations had to worry about. Not anymore. Today, with the rise of AI-driven hacking tools and mass-scale attack campaigns, every business connected to the internet is in the blast zone. It’s no longer about being targeted — it’s about being reachable. And if you’re reachable, you’re breachable.

This isn’t fearmongering — it’s already happening:

  • A local law firm sued their MSP after discovering that not only were their backups vulnerable, but they were deleted by hackers after an attack.
  • A construction company with active government contracts was hacked and lost everything — including their business — when reputational damage made those contracts vanish overnight.
  • A 5-person CPA office got hit hard. They had cyber insurance and had just brought on a decent MSP — and still ended up spending hundreds of thousands just to recover. Without help, they would have been toast.
  • One industrial company in Central NY accidentally wired $100,000 to cybercriminals through a simple phishing scam. That money’s gone forever.

These weren’t Fortune 500s. These were small, local businesses. Just like yours.

If you believe:

  • “We’re too small to be a target.”
  • “Our data isn’t that sensitive.”
  • “We use the cloud, so we’re safe.”
  • “Our IT guy has it handled.”
  • “We don’t have the budget for this.”

You’re playing Russian roulette with your business.

The truth? 90% of setups we see aren’t enough. Unless you have a dedicated cybersecurity partner looking at the full picture — not just firewalls and antivirus — you’re vulnerable. Period.

You don’t need to be a cybersecurity expert. But you do need to act like you’re running a modern business in 2025 — because you are.

  • Cybersecurity is now table stakes. Like payroll. Like HR. Like liability insurance.
  • Waiting until after an attack means it’s already too late.
  • Hoping for the best is not a strategy. Understanding your risk is.

If you don’t have a professional IT firm handling this — get one. Even if it’s not us.
But don’t just get a “free scan” or a quick audit. Get a real, in-depth cybersecurity risk assessment — the kind that maps out your entire infrastructure and highlights every vulnerability.

Because if you don’t know where your business is exposed, you can’t protect it.