# SMB cyber readiness: the road to resilience starts here

DevFeed: [SMB cyber readiness: the road to resilience starts here](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/smb-cyber-readiness-the-road-to-resilience-starts-here-8341.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/business-security/smb-cyber-readiness-road-resilience-starts-here/>)

Author: Phil Muncaster

Published: 2026-06-26T08:50:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [WeLiveSecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/welivesecurity.md>)

Topics: [incident](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/incident.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [attacks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/attacks.md>), [business](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/business.md>), [business-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/business-security.md>), [cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cybersecurity.md>), [incident](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/incident.md>), [malware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/malware.md>), [operations](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/operations.md>), [resilience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/resilience.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that SMBs should treat cyber readiness as the foundation for resilience, using processes and controls to prevent, detect, respond to, and recover from threats. It also highlights incident impacts and concerns about AI-related risks, including AI-powered malware.

## Source excerpt

Your business may be small, but its attack surface is anything but. Readiness is the first step to resilience.