Small Business (SMB) stories - Page 17

Acronis blocked over 7.5m cyberattacks last year, expanding its security tools and partner base, securing Champion status in Canalys's Cybersecurity Leadership Matrix.

Bobby Allen of Google Cloud believes AI is transforming business by empowering non-developers to innovate, as mindset becomes key in the tech landscape.

Thryv Australia has won the global Marketing with Purpose award at the 2025 Microsoft Advertising Partner Awards, solidifying its role in supporting small businesses.

Versa has launched Sovereign SASE, enabling enterprises to customise networking and security services from their own infrastructure, catering to evolving data privacy needs.

HubSpot and Canva have teamed up to enhance efficiency for small and medium-sized businesses by integrating Canva's design tools within HubSpot's platform.

Kaspersky's 2024 report reveals stark contrasts in IT security staffing, with SMBs employing 33% security personnel versus 22% in larger firms, highlighting resource challenges.

Logicalis Australia has been recognised as a Red Hat Partner Practice Accelerator, highlighting its commitment to delivering advanced automation solutions across the region.

Kaspersky has launched a revamped initiative in its Kaspersky United programme, aimed at enhancing cybersecurity for smaller companies and software startups.

SonicWall and CrowdStrike have launched a new Managed Detection and Response service to bolster cybersecurity for small and medium-sized businesses.

Tenable has disclosed a medium-severity SMB force-authentication vulnerability in all Windows versions of Open Policy Agent before version 0.68.0.

The marketing sector is set for a major overhaul in 2025, with a shift towards advanced technology and AI reshaping operations and strategies.

A recent Guardz survey reveals 77% of MSPs face operational hurdles managing multiple cybersecurity tools for small business clients.

Xero has awarded SG$630,000 to 28 winners of the 2024 Beautiful Business Fund, supporting small businesses across multiple countries.

Logpoint has been named a Leader in IDC MarketScape's Worldwide SIEM for SMB 2024, highlighting its advanced capabilities for cyber threat detection.

Vanta has launched a new data centre in Sydney, enhancing support for local compliance as Australia introduces its first Cyber Security Act.

Pax8 has welcomed Commvault to its cloud commerce marketplace, offering small businesses a robust option for data protection and cyber resilience.

Sectigo has launched SiteLock 2.0, a revamped website security platform designed to assist small and medium-sized businesses in protecting their online assets.

Zyxel Networks launches the PoE12-3PD, a Power over Ethernet Extender designed to overcome long-distance network deployment challenges faced by SMBs and MSPs.

A study by Constant Contact shows that 60% of A/NZ consumers are spending less at SMBs due to inflation, the highest rate among surveyed regions.

Threat report shows that within the consumer threat landscape, a popular delivery technique is hiding ransomware payload in pirated content.