Most small business owners assume cybercriminals only go after big companies. Banks, hospitals, government systems. Not a 12-person accounting firm or a family-run retail store. That assumption is exactly what attackers count on. The reality is that small businesses are targeted constantly – not despite their size, but because of it. Fewer resources, less IT support, and the belief that “it won’t happen to us” creates the perfect opening. The good news is that most attacks succeed because of simple, fixable mistakes. Here are five of the most common ones we see and what you can do about each.