[chiefalchemist]

Did I say they shouldn't be concerned?

After 2 years of Covid "disruption", immediately followed by war and drastic inflation and then predictions of recession, only the naive - and the government - would believe this ranks with SMBs.

> "I'm not sure why a monetary handout would help things." Do you know any SMBs? Ever been one yourself? If the priority is to keep the lights on and make payroll, and they ARE struggling to do that, without support, sec isn't going to get much attention. If a pricey consultant needs to be brought in, how are they going to pay for that? How are they going to make time - and time is money - for that.

[AlotOfReading]

I do know SMB owners. A pair of the ones I know had their email hacked and used to scam customers with redirected payment details on large invoices. Losing tens of thousands of dollars in invoices didn't do anything to help with their payroll or their customer retention. Another had a beverage machine used as an attack vector for PCs on the network.

The government absolutely needs to provide simple guidance for SMBs that don't know better. That's what this is.