CyberCube, the global leader in cyber risk analytics for the insurance industry, has today released its latest report: “H1 2025 Global Threat Briefing: Understanding Cyber Risks for Small Businesses”. The report highlights the growing cyber protection gap affecting small businesses and the critical role the (re)insurance ecosystem must play in addressing it.
The research examines how small businesses with $10 million to $250 million in annual revenue contribute a significant share of global economic output. However, they remain underserved by the global cyber (re)insurance market - facing attacks and their consequences without sufficient insurance coverage.
“This protection gap presents both an opportunity and a responsibility for brokers and (re)insurers,” said William Altman, Director of Cyber Threat Intelligence Services at CyberCube. “Brokers play a crucial role in driving adoption among small businesses, helping them recognize the value of cyber coverage. For (re)insurers, expanding to small enterprises not only broadens market reach and enhances portfolio diversification but also strengthens economic resilience. When small businesses effectively prevent and recover from attacks, they protect jobs, sustain supply chains, and support their communities.”
The biannual Global Threat Briefing examines cyber security trends impacting small businesses and their cyber (re)insurers. Key insights are:
- Financially-motivated ransomware gangs represent a problem for small businesses.
- Small Financials represent an opportunity for cyber brokers and (re)insurers. However, due to their reliance on common technology, even secure small Financials are at risk of losses from cyber aggregation events.
- Small education is among the highest-risk sectors that require greater scrutiny.
- Education industry outage and data breach risk stems from Student Information & Learning Management Systems.
- In 2025, cyber (re)insurers should continue to monitor how Artificial Intelligence (AI) could enable threat actors to scale attacks against small businesses in the coming year(s).
A copy of the report can be found here Global Threat Briefing H1 2025.
About CyberCube
CyberCube is the leading provider of software-as-a-service cyber risk analytics to quantify cyber risk in financial terms. Driven by data and informed by insight, we have harnessed the power of artificial intelligence to supplement our multi-disciplinary team. Our clients rely on our solutions to make informed decisions about managing and transferring cyber risks. We unpack complex cyber threats into clear, actionable strategies, translating cyber risk into financial impact on businesses, markets, and society as a whole.
The CyberCube platform was established in 2015 within Symantec and now operates as a standalone company. Our models are built on an unparalleled ecosystem of data and validated by extensive model calibration, internally and externally. CyberCube is the leader in cyber risk quantification for the insurance industry, serving over 100 insurance institutions globally. The company’s investors include Forgepoint Capital, HSCM Bermuda and Morgan Stanley Tactical Value.
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Contacts
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Yvette Essen
Head of Communications & Market Engagement, CyberCube
yvettee@cybcube.com
