SMBs are facing some serious security threats, from some major opponents

While businesses focus on Business Email Compromise (BEC), ransomware, and commodity malware, a major cyber-threat is moving right under their radar: Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actors.

A new report from cybersecurity researchers, Proofpoint argues multiple APT actors are specifically targeting SMBs, with goals ranging from cyber-espionage, to intellectual property (IP) theft, from disinformation campaigns, to outright destructive behavior.