Imagine waking up to find your client’s network hijacked—because one reused password opened the door.
This isn’t a hypothetical. It’s the reality facing SMBs in 2025.
According to N-able’s 2025 Annual Threat Report, detected threats targeting small and mid-sized businesses surged from 48,749 in June 2024 to over 13.3 million by June 2025—a staggering 27,000% increase.
🚨 SMBs Under Siege
For years, SMBs believed they were too small to be targeted. That illusion is gone.
Attackers now favor low-effort, high-reward breaches on SMBs over complex enterprise attacks. Why? Because limited defenses mean faster payoffs—and fewer obstacles.
🤖 AI-Powered Phishing & Credential Abuse
- 9 out of 10 confirmed web app breaches involved credential abuse.
- Generative AI is being used to impersonate real people with alarming accuracy.
- Digital identities, not IP addresses, now mark the front line of attack.
☁️ Cloud Vulnerabilities & MFA Bombing
Cloud adoption has opened new doors—and attackers are walking right through them.
- Reused passwords and weak MFA setups are prime targets.
- CISA warns that push-notification “MFA bombing” and SMS interception can bypass weak authentication factors.
The fix? Shift to phishing-resistant MFA like FIDO/WebAuthn or passkeys.
🛡️ What You Can Do
The report outlines four essential defenses:
- 🔒 Offline backups
- 🔐 Hardened remote access
- 🛠️ Patch management
- 🧠 Full EDR coverage
These aren’t just best practices—they’re survival strategies.
“Legacy security controls don’t keep pace with the challenges faced by today’s SMB. Adversaries are constantly developing and deploying attacks that exploit common gaps in visibility and response.”
— Kevin O’Connor, Director of Threat Research, N-able
📥 Ready to Defend What Matters?
The threats are real. The defenses are clear.
Download the full 2025 N-able Annual Threat Report and arm yourself with the insights to protect your clients, your business, and your reputation.
