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The SMB cybersecurity squeeze: AI agents at work, old attacks in overdrive
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Fusion42 · 21 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
SMBs are increasingly using AI agents to automate work, but this introduces complex cybersecurity risks due to poorly governed supply chains for AI skills and vulnerabilities in AI agent behaviour, exposing these businesses to credential theft, data exfiltration, and cyberattacks.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI Agents and Cybersecurity.
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You must stop assuming AI tools connected to your business come risk-free as supply chains for AI skills can hide malicious code and indirect attacks. Take urgent steps to map your AI dependencies and cut access that isn’t actively monitored before it causes costly breaches.
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