Cyber risks don’t take weekends off. But with the right preparation,  you can.

For perspective, every single minute worldwide:

• 34,740 password attacks are attempted

• 60,882 email threats are intercepted

• 48,706 brute-force attempts are blocked

• 18,265 malware threats are stopped

Even in a single minute, the scale of attacks is staggering, and that’s before considering it on;y takes one to succeed.

Small Businesses Are Disproportionately in the Firing Line

Reports say “43% of attacks target small businesses”, that usually means organisations with fewer than 500 staff. In the UK, a “small” business is formally defined as under 50 employees and less than £10.2m turnover, but most cybersecurity research lumps small and medium enterprises together.

These businesses are attractive targets because:

• Perceived as easier targets – smaller budgets, fewer cyber specialists in the business.

• Supply chain value – criminals compromise SMBs to reach larger partners.

• Human error – less training, making phishing more effective.

And blocked attempts, like those reported by Microsoft, don’t tell the whole story. Even one successful attack can be catastrophic, costing an SMB anywhere from £100k to over £1m in ransom, downtime, and recovery.

Small and Medium Business stats for 2025:

• 43% of cyberattacks target small and medium businesses.

• 60% of SMBs close within 6 months after a major cyberattack (U.S. National Cyber Security Alliance).

• 82% of ransomware attacks hit organisations with fewer than 1,000 employees (Coveware).

• Average cost to recover from serious ransomware: £120k - £1m (UK, Hiscox Cyber Readiness Report).

• Phishing remains the #1 breach vector - over 90% of SMB breaches start with phishing emails.

Monday morning. You walk into the office, coffee in hand, ready to pick up where you left off on Friday. Your inbox is full but manageable. The week looks busy, but you’ve got this.

Here’s a different Monday, that somebody will be experiencing.

You try to log in but nothing works. Emails won’t load. Files are encrypted. Clients are calling because something strange just came from your account. Your team can’t access the system they need. Projects grind to a halt before the week even begins.

That second version? Is what happens when someone reaches your data over the weekend.

There’s so much to do already

You’ve already got enough on your plate. Managing staff, keeping clients happy, juggling deadlines, tech strategy and cyber security feels like just more burdens. That’s understandable.

The good news? You don’t have to do everything all at once. You just need to make one move that tips the balance in your favour.

• Check your backups.

• Review your incident response plan.

 • Ask your IT team one simple question: “If we were hit on Friday, would we be back online by Monday?”

Preparation is the difference

The businesses that survive cyber incidents aren’t the ones that avoid every attack. They’re the ones that prepared for the “what if” and have proactive steps in place.

As you head into your week, ask yourself: which Monday would you rather have? The calm, coffee-in-hand start… or the chaos of a breach discovered too late?

The choice is yours.

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