Cybersecurity Act 2026: why Human Risk is becoming more relevant for SMEs

Cyber resilience becomes an executive issue

The Cybersecurity Act makes the connection between cyber risk, executive responsibility and supply-chain dependency more explicit.

The human factor is part of that

Technical measures remain essential, but many incidents and near misses also involve employee choices: phishing, social engineering, data sharing, reporting behaviour, verification processes and the use of new technology such as generative AI.

From isolated awareness to demonstrable improvement

After the Baseline, Managed Human Risk can make the improvement cycle structural: monitor risks, understand behaviour, intervene in a targeted way, measure impact, adjust and document management decisions.