{"id":129403,"date":"2026-04-20T12:29:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T04:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/version-2.com\/?p=129403"},"modified":"2026-04-20T12:33:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T04:33:17","slug":"eset-finds-that-smbs-currently-leverage-cyber-insurance-to-arm-against-attacks-report-incidents-and-improve-resilience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/version-2.com\/zh\/2026\/04\/eset-finds-that-smbs-currently-leverage-cyber-insurance-to-arm-against-attacks-report-incidents-and-improve-resilience\/","title":{"rendered":"ESET finds that SMBs currently leverage cyber insurance to arm against attacks, report incidents and improve resilience"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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SAN DIEGO & TORONTO<\/strong> \u2014 April 16, 2026 \u2014 ESET<\/a>, a global leader in cybersecurity, today released its 2026 SMB Cyber Readiness Index \u2013 North America edition<\/strong>. This new report surveyed hundreds of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) from across the United States and Canada to uncover new insights into their cyber resilience, incidents and reporting, perceived threats, and investments \u2013 while analyzing the current appetite for managed services, cyber insurance and AI-powered applications.<\/p>

In this new report, 87% of U.S. and 83% of Canadian SMBs said that they feel slightly to very confident that their business is cyber resilient. Across both countries, cyber resilience confidence rose to 91% and 88%, respectively, for businesses that had more than one cyber incident in the last year (over businesses that had zero or one incident during that timeframe). Across both regions, about half of respondents (47% in the U.S. and 52% in Canada) said that they don\u2019t expect a change in cybersecurity budget this year.<\/p>

\u201cSMBs in the U.S. and Canada are entering a new phase of cybersecurity where attacks are becoming the new norm and an expected part of business operations,\u201d said Tony Anscombe, Chief Security Evangelist at ESET. \u201cWe\u2019ve seen significant shifts in how SMBs perceive today\u2019s risks and how they prepare for them, relying more on cyber insurers to provide cybersecurity services and as a core part of their resilience strategy. While SMBs are worried about headline catching AI\u2011driven threats, most breaches are still a result of social engineering coupled with human error – including phishing, credential compromise and third party\/supply chain risk.\u201d<\/p>

In order to manage cyber-attacks, SMBs are increasingly including cyber insurance in their resilience strategies to ensure compliance, financial stability and peace of mind when incidents occur. Today, 86% of U.S. SMBs carry cyber insurance, with over half deploying specific security controls (e.g., MFA, IAM, EDR\/MDR) as part of their coverage conditions. Canadian SMBs only trail slightly with 78% carrying cyber insurance. In both countries, respondents who have had more than one incident are more likely to carry insurance.<\/p>

On the AI front, Canadians are more cautious about the deployment of new AI applications than their U.S. counterparts. 69% of Canadian respondents said that they are integrating AI applications into their organization compared to 81% of U.S. respondents.<\/p>

The 2026 Index surveyed 700 cybersecurity decision-makers across U.S. and Canadian organizations with 25 to 1,000 endpoints, uncovering new insights into SMB cyber readiness, incident response, cybersecurity tools and management, insurance and compliance, AI strategy, and more. Here are some additional highlights from the report released today:<\/p>

\u201cPerception vs. Reality\u201d: Are SMBs worried about the right threats?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>