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.
Real Stories. Real Consequences.
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.
The Big Myth That’s Costing You Everything
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.
Here’s the Reality
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.
So What Should You Do?
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.