In a single week, Microsoft shipped a record-shattering 1,400+ patches, attackers breached a VPN appliance that was already fully up to date, and CISA added nine actively exploited flaws to its must-patch list a stark reminder that for small and mid-sized businesses, "we installed the updates" is no longer the same thing as "we're secure."

A breach that exposed the data of 8.7 million people didn't require nation-state malware or a zero-day exploit, it exploited exposed login credentials sitting in plain view in website code, tied to a third-party marketing platform. That's not a sophisticated attack. That's a mistake almost any business could make, which is exactly why every small and mid-sized business should be paying attention.