One Outage. One Hack. One Mistake… That’s All It Takes to Lose Your Business

One Outage. One Hack. One Mistake… That’s All It Takes to Lose Your Business

March 25, 2026 · 34 min · Season 18 · Episode 5

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This episode discusses the various disruptions small businesses face and the lessons learned from recent incidents.

Send us Fan Mail Most small business owners believe disruption is something that happens to other people. It’s not. According to real-world data, 91% of small businesses experience some form of disruption every quarter, from minor outages to full-scale cyber attacks. In this episode of Mastering Risk, we break down real incidents from the past week, including telecom outages, ransomware events, and system failures, and extract the lessons most business owners miss. This isn’t theory. This ...

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