Small and medium-sized businesses face average cyberattack costs of more than $250,000, making a full-time CISO too expensive for many and leaving them vulnerable to increasingly sophisticated threats. The article argues that vCISO and fractional CISO models, backed by CISA, SBA, NIST, Congress, and federal procurement rules, can give SMBs affordable executive-level cybersecurity leadership and better supply-chain protection. #CISA #SBA #NIST
Keypoints
- SMBs face cyberattack costs that can exceed the salary of a full-time CISO.
- AI is helping adversaries automate reconnaissance, malware creation, and phishing at scale.
- vCISO and fractional CISO models offer affordable senior cybersecurity leadership for smaller firms.
- CISA, SBA, and NIST should provide clearer guidance and standards for SMB cybersecurity leadership services.
- Federal incentives and procurement requirements could push stronger security oversight across SMB supply chains.
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