Welcome to the first edition of The Senroc Download! This is your weekly briefing from the team at Senroc Technologies letting you know what we're seeing, what we're thinking, and tips you can use right now.

Cisco released survey data this week showing that as companies add AI to their operations, most IT leaders expect their security risks to grow along with it. The problem isn't AI itself — it's that people are adopting it without thinking about what new doors it opens at the same time.

Takeaway: We see this with clients constantly. A new AI tool gets added, productivity goes up, and nobody stops to ask: what did we just connect to our network? What data is flowing through it? Who can see it? Those questions matter, and they're easier to answer before something goes wrong than after.

Verizon's 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report shows 43% of all cyberattacks target small businesses. In 2025, SMBs had 4x more confirmed breaches than large organizations. This means small businesses aren't occasional collateral damage when attackers go after bigger businesses — they are the target.

Takeaway: Smaller businesses typically have less security infrastructure, fewer people watching the network, and have very real money moving through their systems. Attackers go where the defenses are thinner. The old assumption of "we're too small to matter." is no longer valid and can be one of the most expensive beliefs a business owner can hold when 78% of small business owners say a major cyberattack would put them out of business entirely.

Text message scams targeting employees are up sharply in 2026. Fake MFA prompts, payroll texts that look like they're from HR, messages impersonating business owners — all landing on personal phones. One in seven people fell victim to a scam in the past year, according to Bitdefender's Global Scam Intelligence Report.

Takeaway: We spend a lot of time hardening networks and locking down systems. The harder conversation is training for employees because attackers have figured out people are likely easiest door in. Well-secured systems can’t help if someone on your team engages with the wrong text at 4 PM on a Friday. Training can be annoying, but it can also be the thing that keeps you on your toes enough to spot the real threats.