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Cybersecurity Essentials for Your Business

Most cyber attacks that hit small and midsize businesses come down to a handful of avoidable gaps. This guide walks you through the basics that protect your business and the people who depend on it. Each section below is a short read you can share with your team.

Why this matters to you

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More than half of small and midsize businesses have already been hit by a cybercrime. In one survey, two-thirds had suffered at least one attack, and a third had been hit in the past year. The average data breach costs a small or midsize business around $149,000. You do not need an enterprise budget to close most of the gaps attackers rely on. You need a plan and a few consistent habits.

How we approach security

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We build our security work around two widely used standards: the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and the CIS Controls. You do not need to learn either one. They just give us a proven checklist so nothing important gets missed. The NIST framework organizes security into a few plain ideas: know what you have, protect it, watch for trouble, respond when something happens, and recover afterward. The CIS Controls turn that into 18 concrete actions, ranked so the highest-impact basics come first. The topics in this guide are the parts that matter most to you day to day.

The essentials

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Work through these in order, or jump to whatever is most urgent for you.

  • Common Cyber Threats Every Business Should Know. Phishing, ransomware, password attacks, and the other patterns most likely to reach you.
  • Passwords and Multi-Factor Authentication. The two habits that shut down most account break-ins.
  • How to Spot and Stop Phishing Emails. What the warning signs look like and what to do when you see one.
  • Keeping Software Updated and Patched. Why updates close the holes attackers use most.
  • Backups and Disaster Recovery. How to make sure a bad day does not become a closed business.
  • Safe Habits for Email, Web, and Devices. The everyday practices that keep the common threats out.

Talk to us

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If you want help putting any of this in place, we can walk your business through it. Reach Robb Technology Group in Lubbock, Texas.

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