Plain-English articles on cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, and hosting — written for business owners, not IT professionals.
43% of all cyberattacks target small businesses. Not because they're interesting — but because they're easier. Here's what that means for your business and what you can do about it.
A coordinated campaign of fake negative reviews can reduce a small business's revenue by 25%. Facebook's 3 billion users make it a prime target. Here's a realistic example, how to identify fake reviews, and what your options are.
Moving to the cloud shifts — but doesn't eliminate — your security responsibilities. These are the most common cloud security mistakes W3IT sees in small business environments, and how to fix them.
Google and Microsoft tightened email authentication requirements in 2024. Businesses without proper SPF, DKIM, and DMARC records are seeing their emails rejected or filtered. Here's what you need to know and do.
Google uses page speed as a ranking factor. Visitors abandon slow sites in seconds. Many small business websites are significantly slower than they need to be — and most owners don't know it.
AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud offer powerful infrastructure — but are they right for small businesses? Here's a clear-eyed guide to when cloud infrastructure makes sense, what it costs, and what to watch out for.
Your domain name is the foundation of your business's online identity. Losing control of it — through account compromise, expiry, or hijacking — can take down your website, email, and credibility overnight.
Most small businesses treat website hosting as a commodity purchase. It isn't. The hosting decisions you make affect your site's speed, security, reliability, and SEO. Here's what you need to know.
Most small businesses believe they have backups. Few have backups that would actually allow them to recover from a serious incident. Here's the difference — and what good cloud backup looks like.
Cloud computing is how most businesses now store data, run software, and manage operations. But many SMB owners aren't sure what it actually means or whether they're using it well. Here's a clear explanation.
Staff working from home, cafés, and co-working spaces significantly expands your attack surface. Most small businesses haven't updated their security practices to reflect this. Here's what's changed.
Cyber insurance is increasingly essential for small businesses — but policies vary widely, exclusions are significant, and insurers are tightening requirements. Here's what you need to know before buying.
Billions of username and password combinations from past breaches are freely available to attackers. If your staff reuse passwords across sites — and most do — your business accounts may already be exposed.
Supply chain attacks generate the highest average insurance claims of any cyber incident. Your business may be fully secured and still get breached — through a supplier. Here's what that means and what to do.
When a cyberattack hits, the first 60 minutes determine much of the damage. Most small businesses have no plan for that hour. Here's what a practical incident response plan looks like — and why you need one before you need it.
AI-enabled cyberattacks rose sharply through 2024 and into 2025. The same technology making businesses more efficient is being weaponised to create faster, more convincing, and harder-to-detect attacks. Here's what that means for SMBs.
Under GDPR, a data breach must be reported to regulators within 72 hours. Most small businesses don't know this — and don't have the monitoring in place to even know when a breach has occurred.
MFA prevents 99.9% of automated account attacks according to Microsoft. It takes five minutes to enable. Most small businesses still haven't done it. Here's why it matters and how to start.
Most small businesses run a single Wi-Fi network for staff, customers, and business systems alike. This is a significant security mistake — and one that's straightforward to fix.
Most small businesses underestimate the true cost of technology downtime. It's not just lost sales — it's staff time, customer trust, recovery costs, and reputational damage that lingers long after systems are back online.
Most small business owners have no idea how many devices are connected to their network — or who put them there. This lack of visibility is one of the most exploited weaknesses in SMB security.
67% of all phishing attacks now use AI to generate convincing content. The days of spotting a scam by poor grammar are over. Here's what modern phishing looks like and what to do about it.
Ransomware attacks now cost SMBs an average of $2.73 million to recover from. 75% of affected businesses cannot continue operating while under attack. Here's what you need to know.
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