Security

Practical, plain-English security for businesses with no IT department — accounts, MFA, offboarding, ransomware readiness.

What to Do When a Business Laptop Is Stolen

The first hour in order, why revoking sessions matters more than remote wipe, how to tell a hardware loss from a data incident, and the prep that decides which it is.

Ransomware Response Checklist for a Small Business

What to do in the first hour, why you call your insurer before your IT person, and the two mistakes that turn a recoverable incident into an expensive one.

How to Answer a Client Security Questionnaire

A big client sent a security addendum and you have five people. What each question really asks, what a small team can honestly answer, and how to say no.

The Cyber-Insurance Readiness Guide for Small Teams

Your insurer or a big client sent a security questionnaire. Here's what each question actually means, how to satisfy it at 1–25 people, and how to produce the evidence.

The Small-Business Security Stack: What You Actually Need

The five security layers a 1–25 person business actually needs, in order, with free options at every layer — and the things you can safely skip.

The Security Checklist for Consultants (Your Own Practice)

The checklist for securing your own consulting practice: client files, email, contracts, and the laptop everything lives on. Solo or five-person firm.