How Businesses Can Navigate 2026, and Beyond
Navigating today’s landscape can be disorienting, and Darrah acknowledges this. “We are living in strange times where reports of nation-state meddling, ever changing privacy laws, advances in technology such as AI, data extortions, and data breaches are constant.”
His advice for small businesses is to prioritize strategically. Not everything is equally important, and he recalls the earlier advice of a colleague when he says, “if everything is a priority, nothing is a priority.” Somewhat cliche, he adds, but it resonated with him.
In practice, Darrah’s advice is to follow the basics, particularly if you’re tight for security budget. “We live in a world that values new and novel, but cyber criminals exploit the basics of network security hygiene and social engineering awareness.”
Faylo, on the other hand, recommends similar. “For budget-constrained clients, we generally advise them to fix the ‘insurability gaps’ first.’ These are multi-factor authentication, endpoint detection and response, and ensuring you have restorable and tested system backups.
“The common thread is that these are governance and process failures, not just technology gaps, which is why we push clients toward treating cyber resilience as a leadership level priority, not something delegated entirely to IT.”
It’s no surprise that the more of your company exposed to best cybersecurity practice, the stronger your company will be.
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