A small business is a company with limited staff, budget, or operational capacity. In cyber security, size does not make an organization safe; it often means fewer defenders, less formal training, and less time to monitor accounts and systems. Attackers commonly target small firms because they are reachable, not because they are famous.
In real attacks, small businesses are often hit through phishing, password theft, invoice fraud, or ransomware delivered to email and cloud accounts. Defenses focus on practical basics: multi-factor authentication, access control, backups, patching, and simple incident response planning. Cyberinsurance can help with recovery costs, but it is not a substitute for security controls.