Cybersecurity consulting for small businesses.
Reduce cyber risk by protecting what matters most, making recovery realistic, and never claiming security you can't prove. Built for real SMBs, not a Fortune 500 program nobody can run.
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Protect the work that keeps you operating
An owner wants to know whether the business could keep working if an important account or system became unavailable.
Illustrative starting point · scope is agreed with you- 01Identify critical work
- 02Check the safeguards
- 03Practice the response
Check which critical systems have tested recovery, controlled access and a named escalation contact.
Explore the connected picture ↗The controls that hurt SMBs fastest.
Identity, MFA, admin access, backup, recovery, email, endpoint, remote access, vendor access, payment fraud, cyberinsurance, and incident readiness — what exists, what's missing, what's assumed, what's expired, and what could break the business.
Secure fixes cybersecurity uncertainty hidden behind vendor assurances, insurance questions answered without evidence, unclear control status, the absence of a realistic first-hour incident plan, payment-fraud and BEC exposure, and controls that exist in policy but not in daily operation.
Start with what would interrupt your business
Access, backups, suppliers, and incident decisions all affect how a business handles disruption. A focused review checks the evidence behind the protections you depend on.
- Review the exposure
- Check what is actually in place
- Prioritize readiness work
This is probably you if…
Prioritize by business impact — and by proof.
A clear picture and a prioritized fix list.
Security baseline summary · a PASS / PARTIAL / FAIL-style control view where applicable · survival-critical gap list · cyberinsurance evidence notes · remediation roadmap · incident readiness plan · vendor/MSP action questions · a leadership summary in business language.
Use immediately: a prioritized fix list, a cyberinsurance evidence gap list, questions for your MSP/MSSP, a first-hour incident contact and decision plan, and access cleanup you can start now.
Claims without evidence create risk.
A.C.T.U.A.L. is essential to Secure — it ties controls to proof, owners, freshness, and claim boundaries, so you never say “we're secure” or “we have this control” unless current evidence supports it. It starts from operational truth and maps to insurance, customer, or compliance needs only when needed. The flagship is the A.C.T.U.A.L. Secure SMB review.
Alongside your MSP and MSSP.
The MSP may operate tools; the MSSP may monitor. We help the business understand what matters, what's proven, what's missing, and what to fix first — closing the common blind spot where the vendor does useful work but you still can't explain or prove your posture.
Is this the right starting point?
GOOD FIT
- You want practical security clarity
- You have insurance, customer, or ransomware concerns
- An MSP/MSSP exists but business-side visibility is weak
- You want prioritized fixes and proof
NOT A FIT
- You want fear-based theater or empty compliance badges
- You want to claim security without evidence
- You expect us to replace all technical operations
- You refuse basic evidence review
Where most engagements begin.
Starting points for orientation. Final scope adjusts for size, regulated data, evidence depth, and urgency.
Security opens the next move.
Implementation when controls need rollout · Govern when ownership, policy, and evidence model are missing · Academy when employees need security or fraud training · Advisory for security decision support · A.C.T.U.A.L. for evidence-backed operating truth.
Want security you can actually prove?
Ask Skippy or book a call.
Michigan roots. Support across the US.
Michigan-based. Helping small businesses across the US understand their cyber risk and take practical action.
Start with one problem and agree the scope, responsibilities and useful outputs together.
Small business cybersecurity · Workflow improvement and digitalization · Technology solutions for SMBs