Small businesses, big targets: Protecting your business against ransomware

This article outlines why SMBs are prime targets for ransomware and how the threat is evolving through RaaS, double extortion, AI-enhanced tooling (e.g., PromptLock), EDR-evasion, and tactics like “ClickFix,” and recommends a prevention-first strategy including risk-based patching, zero-trust IAM with MFA, comprehensive endpoint protection, tested backups, incident response planning, continuous monitoring, employee training with simulations, improved asset and supply-chain visibility, and consideration of MDR services.