Let me tell you something most folks don’t want to hear.
A few years back, our team got called into a ransomware case that still sticks with me. The company? A 300-person outfit with a manufacturing division and a string of funeral homes across the Midwest.
They had all the things small business owners in Kansas City wish they had—an in-house IT team, a real security budget, offsite backups, the works.
None of it stopped the attack.
The hackers got in, locked down everything, and even encrypted their backups. That’s right—the very lifeline they were counting on to recover? Gone.
In the end, they paid the ransom, because they had no other option. And even after coughing up the money, they were still down for two full months. That’s sixty days of stalled deliveries, missed funerals, and total chaos.
Now I want you to picture your business in that situation.
What if you couldn’t invoice, answer emails, or access client files for eight weeks straight?
Would you recover?
💡 Here’s the Point—And It’s Not to Scare You
This wasn’t a mom-and-pop shop flying blind. This was a well-funded business with every reason to believe they were secure.
So when I talk to Kansas City business owners—accountants, contractors, architects, distributors—who say, “We’re probably fine,” I’ve got to ask:
If a 300-person company with their own IT team couldn’t stop it… what’s your plan?
Because the truth is, small businesses are easier targets. Hackers know you’re more likely to:
- Skip proper backups
- Use the same password for everything
- Rely on “a guy” who’s juggling ten other clients
- Assume you’re too small to bother with
Spoiler alert: You’re not too small.
You’re just unprepared.
🔧 What You Can Do—Right Now
You don’t need a giant team or a Fortune 500 budget. What you need is:
- Backups that are tested and stored offsite
- Real-time monitoring that spots trouble before it spreads
- Multi-factor authentication (yes, even for email)
- A clear, tested plan for “What do we do if something goes wrong?”
That’s what we do for small businesses in KC—before things break.
Because if the big guys can fall, you better believe they’re not skipping over you.
👉 Want to know if your backups are actually safe?
Let’s do a no-nonsense security review. No pressure. No scare tactics. Just the truth—and a game plan that works.
