Cybersecurity guidance for business leaders
Practical articles, analysis, and guidance for small and mid-sized businesses.
Ransomware and Small Business: Anatomy of an Attack, Hour by Hour
- Ransomware can shut down an SMB within hours by encrypting files, blocking systems, and sometimes threatening to publish stolen data. - An attack often begins with a convincing phishing email, then ...
The 10 Most Common Cybersecurity Mistakes in SMBs
- MFA often protects only some critical accounts. - Backups may exist without evidence that required systems can be restored....
What Cyber Insurers Review Before Offering Coverage
- Cyber-insurance applications have become more detailed as insurers have refined their underwriting. - Common topics include MFA, backups, endpoint protection, patching, employee awareness, privilege...
Cybersecurity Audits for SMBs: What to Expect and How to Prepare
- A cybersecurity audit evaluates the organization's overall security posture and supports decision-making; it is not an exercise in assigning blame. - The engagement begins by defining its scope, dep...
Cybersecurity Maturity Assessment: Understand Your Starting Point
- A maturity assessment examines preparedness across areas such as governance, access, data protection, detection, response, and compliance. - Many assessment models use a five-level scale, but the ex...
Disaster Recovery Planning for SMBs: Where to Start
- A disaster recovery plan explains how systems and data will be restored after a major disruption. - It begins with critical business services and agreed recovery time and recovery point objectives....
How to Read and Use a Vulnerability Report Without Being a Technical Expert
- A useful report provides an executive view and sufficient technical evidence for remediation. - CVSS expresses technical severity; it does not determine business risk or a universal deadline on its ...
Quebec Law 25: What SMBs Need to Know in 2026
> This article provides general information and does not constitute legal advice. The applicable requirements depend on the organization's activities and circumstances. - Law 25 modernized Quebec's pe...
Vulnerability Scanning for SMBs: What Does It Actually Do?
- A vulnerability scan uses automated checks to identify known technical weaknesses within an approved scope. - It is different from a penetration test, which includes manual testing and authorized ex...