https://www.cybercosts.com/en/blog Latest from Blog en Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:07:46 GMT https://www.cybercosts.com/en/blog/cost-of-a-cyber-attack-small-business https://www.cybercosts.com/en/blog/cost-of-a-cyber-attack-small-business A sourced breakdown of what ransomware, data breaches, downtime and BEC actually cost SMEs — and how to estimate your own exposure. Cyber Experts Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.cybercosts.com/en/blog/how-much-to-spend-on-cybersecurity-sme https://www.cybercosts.com/en/blog/how-much-to-spend-on-cybersecurity-sme Forget the percent-of-IT-budget rule of thumb. A practical way to size an SME security budget against actual risk, and which controls give you the most reduction per dollar. Cyber Experts Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.cybercosts.com/en/blog/cyber-insurance-small-business-worth-it https://www.cybercosts.com/en/blog/cyber-insurance-small-business-worth-it What cyber insurance actually covers, what it costs, the exclusions that bite at claim time, and how to decide whether your SME needs it or should self-insure. Cyber Experts Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.cybercosts.com/en/blog/how-insurers-price-cyber-risk https://www.cybercosts.com/en/blog/how-insurers-price-cyber-risk Expected annual loss is the number underneath every cyber insurance quote. Here is how it is built, what controls do to it, and how to use it to decide what security is worth paying for. Cyber Experts Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.cybercosts.com/en/blog/cost-of-downtime-cyber-attack https://www.cybercosts.com/en/blog/cost-of-downtime-cyber-attack Business interruption is often the largest line in a cyber incident and the one companies estimate worst. How to actually cost an hour of downtime for an SME, and why your RTO is probably fiction. Cyber Experts Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.cybercosts.com/en/blog/cost-of-a-data-breach-sme https://www.cybercosts.com/en/blog/cost-of-a-data-breach-sme Forensics, legal, notification, regulatory exposure: what a data breach actually costs a small business, and why the famous cost-per-record number misleads almost everyone. Cyber Experts Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.cybercosts.com/en/blog/business-email-compromise-cost-sme https://www.cybercosts.com/en/blog/business-email-compromise-cost-sme BEC is the highest-frequency cyber loss most small businesses will actually face. How the fraud runs, why MFA alone won't stop it, and how little of the money you get back. Cyber Experts Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.cybercosts.com/en/blog/should-you-pay-the-ransom https://www.cybercosts.com/en/blog/should-you-pay-the-ransom The ransom is rarely the biggest line on the invoice. A practitioner's breakdown of recovery, downtime and the pay-or-don't-pay decision for small and mid-sized businesses. Cyber Experts Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT