A study conducted by Kaspersky at the end of 2023 found that 76 per cent of small businesses globally and 88 per cent in the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa experienced at least one cyber incident in the past two years. The consequences of those attacks were severe and resulted in leaks of confidential data (34 per cent globally, 29 per cent reported this in META), reputational damage (23 per cent), loss of customer trust (20 per cent) and more. In today’s connected world, small businesses