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Layered Resilience for SMEs

Real resilience doesn’t come from last minute panic once the storm has hit, it comes from layering defences through education, prevention, cure and – most importantly – recovery.

Generative AI is transforming the cyber threat landscape, making phishing emails and deepfakes more convincing and scalable than ever before.

With successful data breaches at M&S, Co-op and Jaguar Land Rover making headlines recently, it seems no business is immune.

For SMEs, which often lack enterprise-grade defences, this levelling of the playing field can work in the attacker’s favour. Tight budgets and small teams make them the low-hanging fruit of cyber crime.

Author summary: Layered resilience is key to SMEs' cyber security.

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Computer Weekly Computer Weekly — 2025-10-28

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