Why small businesses are targeted
Attackers do not pick victims by size — they scan for easy openings. Industry breach investigations consistently show that credential abuse, unpatched software and ransomware drive most small-business incidents, and ransomware appears in the large majority of breaches affecting smaller companies. The good news: a short list of basic controls blocks most of these attacks, and most of them are free or cheap.
Start here
The 12-Point Checklist
The minimum viable security setup every small business needs in 2026, ordered by impact.
Read the checklist →What Does It Cost?
Realistic cybersecurity budgets for a 5–50 person business, and where the money actually matters.
See the numbers →Stop Phishing
Phishing starts most breaches. Train your team and set up the technical filters that catch what people miss.
Prevent phishing →Ransomware Protection
Backups, segmentation and an incident plan — the three things that decide whether ransomware is a bad day or a closed business.
Protect your business →Password Managers
How to choose a password manager for your team and roll it out without a revolt.
Choose a manager →New to Cybersecurity?
Our beginner roadmap explains the field step by step — useful for owners and career changers alike.
Read the roadmap →The five controls that matter most
- Multi-factor authentication (MFA) everywhere — email, banking and admin accounts first.
- Tested, automatic backups — and a restore you have actually practised.
- Automatic patching — unpatched software is a top entry point.
- A team password manager — unique passwords end credential abuse.
- Phishing awareness + email filtering — people plus technology, not one or the other.
Work through the full small business cybersecurity checklist to put all twelve controls in place.