TechRadar Pro - AI is making cyber threats faster, but trust will define which businesses survive

TechRadar Pro

August 14, 2026

AI hasn't invented new cyber threats so much as sped up the old ones. Forgotten domains left active after a campaign ends, outdated email configurations, and digital assets nobody realized were still running are exactly the gaps attackers now find in minutes instead of months. Network Solutions Group CEO Sachin Puri makes the case that the fix is not more AI but better foundations, built into the three layers every small business already depends on: the domain, the website, and email. He cites VikingCloud research showing 84% of SMB owners manage cybersecurity themselves, usually without dedicated training, which is precisely why protection has to come embedded rather than bolted on.

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