Security Guides

A comprehensive guide to reducing your organization's dependence on Google services while maintaining productivity, improving data privacy, and strengthening regulatory compliance with alternatives like Proton Business Suite.

Practical Black Friday cybersecurity buying framework for SMB teams and operators: what to buy, what to avoid, and how to validate pricing and claims before purchase.

Implementation-first backup guide covering architecture choices, restore-governance standards, and cost-aware rollout for small and growing teams.

Step-by-step migration guide covering planning, technical implementation, common challenges, and post-migration tasks for organizations moving from Google Workspace to Proton with realistic timelines and practical solutions.

Implementation guide for identifying when SMB teams should transition from consumer VPN tools to business VPN controls, with cost and migration planning.

Implementation-first SMB cybersecurity playbook covering baseline controls, governance cadence, and leadership-ready decision frameworks.

Implementation-focused 2026 outlook for SMB teams, with trend translation, staged roadmap, and governance priorities.

Implementation-focused guide to AI-enhanced business email compromise, with incident lessons and verification workflows that reduce payment fraud risk.

Step-by-step guide for containing breaches, coordinating response, restoring operations safely, and hardening controls after an incident.

Comprehensive guide to understanding endpoint protection features for small and medium businesses. Learn about detection technologies, management capabilities, and how to evaluate solutions that match your security needs and budget.

Decision-focused backup strategy guide covering data prioritization, 3-2-1 architecture choices, and practical implementation governance for SMB teams.

Comprehensive guide covering practical implementation considerations for business password managers, from planning through ongoing management and success measurement.

Implementation guide for SMB teams to design, run, and govern cybersecurity training programs that improve decision quality in real workflows.

Implementation-focused guide for SMB teams using NIST CSF 2.0 profiles, governance, and phased remediation planning.

Practical crisis checklist for the first 30 minutes of a ransomware incident, including containment, reporting, evidence handling, and controlled recovery setup.

Quick-start SMB security guide with high-impact controls you can execute in minutes, then operationalize over 30 days.

Implementation-focused guide for detecting, verifying, and responding to deepfake-driven fraud and manipulation attempts.

Implementation-first guide to free cybersecurity tools with operational limits, maintenance expectations, and phased upgrade planning.

Practical WiFi 7 deployment guide with WPA3 migration controls, 6GHz security considerations, and phased business rollout planning.

Expert analysis of Google Password Manager for business use, covering limitations, ideal scenarios, and detailed comparisons with professional password management solutions including Bitwarden, 1Password, and NordPass.

Implementation-first guide to AI security controls for SMB teams, including policy design, monitoring, and response workflows.

Implementation-first guide using NIST IR 7621r2 and CSF 2.0 to reduce AI-driven cyber risk in solo and small-team environments.

Implementation-focused analysis translating current cybersecurity trend data into budget, control, and governance actions for SMB teams.

Practical password manager guide covering tool selection, rollout planning, policy controls, and adoption strategy for small business teams.

Privacy-first workflow for validating domain email authentication settings and reducing spoofing and phishing exposure.

Implementation-focused framework for selecting and operating cybersecurity tools across identity, endpoint, email, backup, and network controls.

A practical implementation guide with NIST-aligned controls, AI-governance safeguards, and a 90-day rollout plan for finance, operations, and IT leaders.

Implementation-focused security tips for SMB teams with recurring cadence, ownership guidance, and measurable control outcomes.

Source-backed guide for securing service businesses across client sites, mobile devices, public networks, and distributed workflows.

Source-backed guide to secure mobile workforce operations with identity, endpoint, connectivity, and governance controls.

Source-backed guide for building a zero trust operating model with phased rollout, governance metrics, and policy-driven access controls.

Source-backed network security implementation guide with policy baselines, 90-day rollout, and governance metrics.

A standards-aligned SMB checklist with owner mapping, evidence requirements, and monthly governance cadence.

Source-backed guide covering endpoint control baselines, tooling decisions, Microsoft Defender pricing signals, incident response, and quarterly governance metrics.

Source-backed remote-work security guide covering secure access, BYOD controls, endpoint policy, and governance.

Source-backed cloud security guide covering shared responsibility, identity controls, workload hardening, telemetry, and governance.

Source-backed 90-day roadmap covering identity, endpoint, email, network, backup, incident response, and governance controls.

Source-backed budget security guide using phased controls, measurable outcomes, and governance-first spending decisions.

Source-backed compliance guide with a unified control model, evidence strategy, and governance workflow for SMB and mid-market teams.

Implementation-first backup playbook covering sync-vs-backup decisions, verified pricing signals, RPO/RTO design, and a 90-day rollout model.

Source-backed guide covering sender authentication, mailbox hardening, verification policy, incident response, and quarterly governance metrics.

Source-backed incident response guide covering first-hour actions, role ownership, evidence handling, communications, and governance.

Source-backed implementation guide with function mapping, profile scoping, a 90-day plan, and quarterly governance metrics.

Source-backed implementation guide for ransomware resilience across identity, endpoint, patching, backup recovery, and incident governance.

Learn to identify business email compromise scams using plain-English red flags, a two-step callback policy, and ready-to-use verification templates for your finance team.