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No jargon, no fear-mongering—just what actually works for small businesses getting security-ready.
Security Documentation That Satisfies Auditors (Without Becoming Shelfware)
Policies nobody reads. Procedures nobody follows. An auditor asked for your incident response plan and three people remembered it existed. Here's how to fix that.
Data Classification for Growing Companies: A Practical Guide
A developer grabbed a production backup for testing. It had SSNs, payment data, and health info. Nobody knew because nobody classified the data. Here's how to fix that.
Compliance Automation: Stop Screenshotting for Audits
It's audit season. Your team is screenshotting access controls, chasing acknowledgments, and recreating evidence from memory. There's a better way.
Security Due Diligence in M&A: A Guide for Both Sides
They acquired a startup. Two months later they discovered a breach from six months before. The acquirer now owned the liability. Here's how to avoid that—from both sides.
Secrets Management for Startups: Stop Committing API Keys
A developer committed an AWS key to GitHub. Within hours, someone spun up $50,000 in crypto mining. Here's how to handle credentials without ending up in the news.
Cloud Security Checklist: AWS, GCP, and Azure Essentials
Your cloud is probably misconfigured. Most are. Here's the practical checklist for AWS, GCP, and Azure—the settings that actually matter for security.
Zero Trust Architecture for Startups: A Practical Guide
Zero Trust sounds like enterprise overkill. But the principles—verify everything, trust nothing, assume breach—apply at any scale. Here's how to implement it practically.
Security Metrics and KPIs That Actually Matter
Your board doesn't care about your CVSS scores. Your CEO wants to know if you're secure. Here's how to measure and communicate security in terms that matter.
Penetration Testing Guide: How to Buy, Scope, and Use Pentests
Your first pentest returned 47 findings. Your second found 12 of the same ones. The third was from a different vendor and found 30 new issues. Here's how to get value from pentests.
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery for Startups
When your cloud provider goes down or ransomware hits, what's your plan? A practical guide to BC/DR that doesn't require enterprise resources.
Startup Security Roadmap: Seed to Series C
Security at the wrong time wastes money or blocks deals. Here's what to prioritize at each funding stage—and what can wait.
API Security Checklist for SaaS Companies
APIs are the #1 attack vector for SaaS. BOLA, broken auth, and injection are preventable—here's how.
Security Awareness Training That Actually Works
Your employees hate security training. Here's how to build awareness that changes behavior—without the death by slideshow.
Third-Party Risk Management for Growing Companies
Your vendors are your risk. Here's how to assess, tier, and manage third-party security without drowning in questionnaires.
Remote Work Security Checklist for Distributed Teams
Your team works from everywhere. Here's how to secure work wherever it happens—without creating friction that drives workarounds.
Building a Security Program from Scratch
No security team? No problem. Here's how to build a real security program that satisfies customers and protects your business.
The Cyber Insurance Buyer's Guide
What cyber insurance actually covers, what it doesn't, and how to buy it intelligently. No more surprise claim denials.
The Security Questionnaire Survival Guide
Enterprise questionnaires are killing your deals. Here's how to build a system that scales—so you close deals instead of filling forms.
CCPA/CPRA Compliance Guide for B2B Companies
California privacy law applies to more B2B companies than you'd think. Here's what you actually need to do—no panic required.
The CFO's Guide to Security Budgeting
How to evaluate security investments without becoming a security expert. Benchmarks, ROI calculations, and the questions that matter.
GDPR Compliance Checklist for B2B SaaS Companies
The practical guide for US SaaS companies selling to EU customers. DPAs, data transfers, and what you actually need to do.
SOC 2 Compliance Checklist for HR Tech Companies
HR Tech handles the most sensitive employee data. Here's how to achieve SOC 2 and win enterprise deals.
PCI DSS Compliance Checklist for FinTech Startups
Payment data compliance without drowning in requirements. How to minimize scope and achieve compliance efficiently.
COPPA Compliance Checklist for EdTech (Under-13)
Building for young learners? The FTC takes COPPA seriously. Here's how to protect kids and your company.
SOC 2 Compliance Checklist for Marketing & Creative Agencies
Enterprise clients are tightening vendor security requirements. Here's how your agency can get SOC 2 ready and win the accounts others can't.
What Investors Look for in Security Due Diligence
Security due diligence is increasingly standard in fundraising. Here's how to prepare and turn security from a hurdle into a differentiator.
How to Quantify Cybersecurity Risk in Dollar Terms
Security metrics your board will actually understand. Learn to translate vulnerabilities into financial exposure and ROI.
FERPA Compliance Checklist for EdTech Startups
The practical guide for EdTech founders selling to K-12 and higher ed. Student data privacy without the complexity.
HIPAA Compliance Checklist for HealthTech Startups
The practical guide for HealthTech founders who need HIPAA but don't have a security team. Get compliant without the overwhelm.
The Small Business Guide to SOC 2: Everything You Need to Know
SOC 2 sounds intimidating, but it doesn't have to be. We break down what it actually means, whether you need it, and how to get there without hiring a $200K CISO.
How to Answer "Do You Have an Information Security Policy?" When You Don't
The honest approach that turns a weakness into a strength—and buys you time to actually build one.
SOC 2 vs ISO 27001: Which One Do You Actually Need?
A practical breakdown of the two most requested security certifications and how to choose.
Why Enterprise Clients Are Asking Small Vendors About Security
The vendor risk management trend that's changing how small businesses sell to big ones.
What Your Board Actually Wants in a Security Update
Hint: it's not a 40-page technical report. Here's the 5-minute version that works.
The 5 Vendors You Should Actually Worry About (And the 50 You Shouldn't)
A risk-based approach to vendor management that won't consume your entire week.
Security Policies for a 10-Person Company: What You Actually Need
Enterprise templates are overkill. Here's the lean policy stack that passes audits.
Security as a Sales Advantage: Turning Compliance into Revenue
How to position your security posture as a competitive differentiator, not a cost center.
NIST CSF 2.0: What Changed and What It Means for Small Businesses
The updated framework is more accessible than ever. Here's how to use it.
Why Your 50-Person Company Needs an Incident Response Plan
Small and mid-sized businesses are now the primary targets for ransomware. The 2025 DBIR proves it—here's why you can't afford to wing it.
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