You don't need an enterprise budget to be a hard target. A handful of well-implemented basics stop the overwhelming majority of attacks aimed at small businesses.
The essential controls
- Multi-factor authentication (MFA) on email and every critical app.
- EDR (modern antivirus) on every computer.
- Automatic patching for Windows, macOS, and third-party apps.
- Tested backups — immutable, off-site, and restored on a schedule.
- Email filtering to catch phishing before it lands.
- Least-privilege access — people only get what they need.
- Security awareness training with simulated phishing.
- A written incident plan so a bad day isn't chaos.
Where most breaches start
Almost every small-business breach traces back to a stolen password or a clicked link. MFA and training alone close most of that gap — they're the highest-return investments you can make.
Start here
If you only do three things this quarter: turn on MFA everywhere, confirm your backups actually restore, and run one phishing test with your team.
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