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Next-Generation cybersecurity for small and midsize businesses
Cybersecurity solutions
for small and midsize businesses.
AI-powered, enterprise-class protection that scales with your business.
What is SMB cybersecurity?
SMB cybersecurity is the combination of tools, services, and security practices that helps small and midsize businesses prevent, detect, investigate, and respond to cyber threats across users, devices, applications, networks, and data.
For growing businesses, the goal is simple: reduce risk, keep work moving, and avoid building an enterprise-size security team just to get enterprise-grade protection.
For growing businesses, the goal is simple: reduce risk, keep work moving, and avoid building an enterprise-size security team just to get enterprise-grade protection.
Why SMB cybersecurity matters now
88%
88% of SMB breaches involved ransomware.1 2
$4.91M
A single cyberattack can cost an SMB more than $4.91 million.3
43%
Small businesses currently absorb 43% of all cyberattacks4
1 2025 Data Breach
Investigations Report[The authoritative source of cybersecurity
breach information]2 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report[Small- and Medium-Sized
Business Snapshot]3 SonicWall reframes annual Cyber Protect Report around SMB protection outcomes4 Small Business Cybersecurity Statistics 2026: Threats, Costs & Solutions
Stop threats faster with 24/7 expert-managed defense
Attacks don't wait for business hours. Your protection shouldn't either.
Enterprise-grade network security, right-sized for your business
Get strong network protection without unnecessary overhead.
Secure apps, devices and AI
Your employees work everywhere: in SaaS apps, on managed and unmanaged devices and inside AI tools. Security needs to protect work where it actually happens, in the browser.
Simplify security through a unified AI-powered approach
Security should not require more tools, more dashboards, and more manual work every quarter. That is how lean teams get buried.
Why choose Palo Alto Networks for SMB cybersecurity?
Palo Alto Networks brings enterprise-grade security to small and midsize businesses through AI-powered prevention, integrated detection and response, expert-led MDR, next-generation firewall protection, secure browser controls, and unified management.
For SMBs, that means fewer disconnected tools, less alert fatigue, stronger protection against ransomware and phishing, and a clearer path to scale security as the business grows.
For SMBs, that means fewer disconnected tools, less alert fatigue, stronger protection against ransomware and phishing, and a clearer path to scale security as the business grows.
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Vallejo
Vallejo
Achievement First
Achievement First
SecurityScorecard
SecurityScorecard
FAQ
SMB cybersecurity FAQs
Small and midsize businesses should prioritize endpoint protection, managed detection and response, next-generation firewalls, identity security, email and browser protection, cloud security, data protection, backup and recovery, and an incident response plan. The best starting point is usually the highest-risk area: ransomware, phishing, unmanaged devices, or exposed remote access.
SMBs often lack 24/7 security staffing. Managed detection and response gives them expert monitoring, threat hunting, investigation, and response support without requiring a full internal security operations center.
XDR helps small businesses connect activity across endpoints, identities, networks, cloud environments, and email. That unified context helps reduce alert noise and gives security teams a clearer view of active threats.
Small businesses can reduce ransomware risk by using prevention-first endpoint security, patching exposed systems, enabling multifactor authentication, backing up critical data, monitoring for suspicious activity, restricting unnecessary access, and having experts ready to respond.
Yes. Modern SMB cybersecurity solutions can deliver enterprise-grade protection in packages that are easier to buy, deploy, and manage for smaller teams.
