2026 SMB Cybersecurity Report

Insights from 500+ cybersecurity assessments reveal a consistent pattern: most organizations aren’t losing to advanced threats—they’re exposed due to gaps in execution.

In this webinar, SensCy Co-Founder and CTO Dave Kelly provides a data driven breakdown of where SMBs are falling short  —   and what to do about it.

The data tells a different story.

Across more than 500 SMB assessments, a clear pattern has emerged:

• Cyber risk is not driven by sophisticated attacks
• It is driven by inconsistent execution of foundational practices

That gap is where exposure lives.

• The most common cybersecurity gaps across SMBs—and why they persist
• Where your organization likely falls relative to peers
• Why tools alone are not solving the problem
• The specific actions that meaningfully reduce risk
• How to approach cybersecurity as a business function—not just IT

• 93% of SMBs are not following baseline cybersecurity practices
• The average cybersecurity score is just 504—well below a strong security posture
• Only 31% have a formal incident response plan
• More than half of organizations never perform vulnerability scans

These are not edge cases. They are systemic gaps.

Cybersecurity is not just a technical concern—it’s an operational and financial risk.

• Breaches can cost between $120K and $1.2M depending on severity
• 43% of organizations report losing customers after an incident
• Many of these incidents stem from avoidable gaps

Organizations that treat cybersecurity as a governed, continuously managed risk function materially reduce exposure.