Cyber Threats Are Evolving. Is Your Business Keeping Up?
Mid-market firms across Illinois are facing more advanced, targeted cyber threats than ever. Cybercriminals have moved past spray-and-pray tactics. In 2025, they’re using automation, AI, and deep knowledge of your tech stack.
If you don’t know what’s coming, you’re already behind. Here are the top cybersecurity trends every Chicago SMB needs to understand now.
1. Zero-Trust Is No Longer Optional
“Never trust, always verify” is the new baseline. Traditional perimeter-based security is dead. Mid-sized firms must implement user identity verification, multi-factor authentication (MFA), and device trust policies—even internally.
2. AI-Powered Attacks
Cybercriminals are leveraging generative AI to craft near-perfect phishing emails and deepfake voice messages that impersonate your CEO. Detection requires smarter tools—not just sharper instincts.
3. Compliance Is Getting Stricter
HIPAA, CMMC 2.0, FTC Safeguards Rule—regulatory requirements are expanding, and penalties are steeper. Many midsize firms don’t realize they’re out of compliance until it’s too late.
4. Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
You need more than antivirus. XDR integrates data from endpoints, servers, and cloud systems to provide unified threat visibility and automated response.
What ETS Is Seeing on the Front Lines
At ETS, we’ve helped dozens of Illinois businesses respond to phishing attacks, ransomware events, and third-party breaches—some from vendors they trusted. The common thread? They thought it wouldn’t happen to them.
Don’t wait for a breach. Get in front of it.
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