Protect what you just built
A digitized business is a target. These are the controls that stop the attacks small firms actually face.
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Business security checklist
Recommended improvements
Multi-factor authentication on
Email, banking and payment accounts.
Password manager in use
No shared or reused passwords.
Automatic backups
Business files backed up off-device.
Devices patched and updated
Automatic OS and app updates enabled.
Sample lessons
Business email compromise
The invoice fraud pattern that drains small firms: a lookalike domain, an urgent payment change, no phone verification. Verify banking changes by voice, every time.
Password health
Unique passwords in a manager, MFA on email and banking first. Email is the master key — if it falls, everything else follows.
Backups that actually restore
Three copies, two media, one off-site. Test a restore quarterly; an untested backup is a hope, not a control.
Vendor and access hygiene
Remove former staff and vendors the day they leave. Review who has access to banking, payroll and customer data every quarter.
Cyber tips
- •Turn on MFA for email before anything else.
- •Never approve a payment-detail change by email alone.
- •Keep one offline backup a ransomware event cannot reach.
- •Update devices automatically — most breaches use known holes.
- •Write down who to call in the first hour of an incident.
Resource library
Small Business Security Checklist
PDFOne page, twenty controls, ordered by impact.
Incident Response One-Pager
PDFWho does what in the first twenty-four hours.
Vendor Security Questions
PDFWhat to ask before you hand over customer data.
Cyber Insurance Primer
PDFWhat coverage actually pays for after an event.
Security is part of digital readiness
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