Security Basics Checklist for a New Small Business
Cover the essentials in the first month.
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Create a security checklist. Business type and size: [BUSINESS_TYPE_AND_SIZE]. Devices and systems: [DEVICES_AND_SYSTEMS]. Data held: [DATA_HELD]. Cover accounts and multi-factor authentication, updates, backups (and testing a restore), email security, device encryption and screen locks, Wi-Fi, who has access to what, leaving staff, a list of suppliers with access, and an incident contact. Order by importance and time needed. Return a table with Task, Why, How long and Owner, and a 30-day plan. Legal duties about data are [VERIFY] for [JURISDICTION]. Add a worked priority list in order: turn on multi-factor authentication for email and finance, enable automatic updates, set up backups and test a restore, create separate accounts for each person, encrypt laptops, review who has admin rights, write a one-page incident contact list. Estimate time for each in minutes and total, with arithmetic. Include a quarterly 30-minute review. Add a final line asking who is responsible for each item, and a calendar reminder each quarter to repeat the review and record the date.
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