Analysis
Canada's Cyber Threats for SMBs in 2026: What Matters Most
For most Canadian small and mid-sized businesses, the threats that matter in 2026 are financially motivated: ransomware and data extortion, payment fraud through spoofed or compromised email, and AI-assisted impersonation, often entering through suppliers or unpatched edge devices. State actors matter mainly to firms in research, defence and government supply chains. The response starts with MFA, patching, tested backups and payment verification.
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