The uncomfortable truth is that small businesses often face the same threats as large organizations but without the protection, resources, or buffers that big companies take for granted. One bad hit can undo years of work.
The problem is that scammers have adapted. They have taken an old attack and reshaped it into something that blends into habits we barely think about, such as passing a CAPTCHA or completing a two-factor step.
When everyone uses the same Wi-Fi network, you lose all sense of separation. Staff devices sit on the same network as printers, servers, guest phones, contractor laptops, and even random devices that were connected once and forgotten.
That's all it takes, one click and one wrong decision, and the next thing you know, your business name is in the news for all the wrong reasons.