Warning: Ransomware Remains a Top Threat for SMBs

**Sophos** reports that in 2024 ransomware dominated incident response cases for SMBs and is evolving toward faster operations and remote execution from unmanaged devices via file-sharing to evade endpoint detection, while **business email compromise** is rising due to credential phishing and adversary-in-the-middle MFA token capture; overall incidents slightly declined, but attacker tactics are becoming more sophisticated and extortion-focused.