For UK owner-managers
Cybersecurity without the jargon
Practical guides for small UK businesses that do not have an IT department. Plain English, calm recommendations, and honest notes on what to skip.
Start here by situation
Just been phished
Someone clicked a bad link. What to do in the first hour.
Read guide →Insurer sent a questionnaire
What insurers ask about MFA, passwords and backups, and how to answer honestly.
Read guide →Staff leaving
What to switch off before, on and after their last day.
Read guide →Going for Cyber Essentials
What the scheme covers and a starter checklist before you talk to a certifier.
Read guide →How exposed is your business?
Ten yes or no questions about the basics. You get a plain-English result and a list of next steps. Nothing is stored or sent.
Who this is for
Owner-managers
You run a firm of roughly 2–50 people and security still lands on your desk.
Not IT people
No zero-trust diagrams. We explain controls the way you would explain them to a colleague.
UK context
Cyber Essentials language, VAT-aware pricing notes, and ASA-safe claims - not US enterprise theatre.
Featured guides
All 24 guides →How to share passwords securely at work: a UK small business guide
Share logins through a password manager, not WhatsApp or a spreadsheet, and change shared passwords when someone leaves.
Read guide →My business email has been hacked: what to do now (UK SME guide 2026)
Take the account back, reset MFA, remove forwarding rules, protect payments and tell the right people.
Read guide →NordPass vs 1Password vs Bitwarden for UK small businesses (2026)
Business plan prices, shared vaults, staff leavers and EU data storage compared, with our pick for each type of team.
Read guide →Staff leaver checklist: lock down access when someone leaves (UK SME guide 2026)
What to do before, on and after someone's last day: Microsoft 365, MFA, shared passwords, devices and banking.
Read guide →PHP2Shell PHP vulnerability: what UK small businesses should do (2026)
Check if your website runs on PHP, ask your host to update, back up, update WordPress, and look for signs of trouble.
Read guide →Cyber insurance: what UK SMEs actually get asked (2026)
What insurer questionnaires ask about MFA, passwords, backups and Cyber Essentials, and how to prepare honest answers before the broker chases.
Read guide →Using ChatGPT and AI tools safely at work: UK SME guide (2026)
What not to paste into ChatGPT, Copilot or Gemini, training settings, AI notetakers, and a one-page staff AI policy.
Read guide →Remote-work security checklist for UK owner-managers (2026)
MFA, password manager, encrypted laptops, home and public Wi-Fi, file sharing, and payment rules before anyone works away from the office.
Read guide →How to set up MFA in Microsoft 365: a beginner's guide for UK SMEs (2026)
What MFA is, authenticator vs SMS, turn-on steps for you then the team, and common Microsoft 365 gotchas.
Read guide →The week after a phishing click: UK SME cleanup checklist
Password resets, MFA re-enrol, vault hygiene, and when file recovery is safe versus restore from backup.
Read guide →Lost or stolen staff laptop: UK SME day-one checklist
Locate, lock or wipe, revoke Microsoft 365 and Google access, rotate vault items, and when file recovery helps.
Read guide →Is OneDrive a backup? What UK SME owners need to know (2026)
Why OneDrive and SharePoint sync is not a backup, what Microsoft 365 keeps for you, the gaps, and a simple plan to close them.
Read guide →Authenticator apps and MFA for UK SME staff accounts (2026)
A one-week checklist: named staff accounts, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and MFA on the password manager.
Read guide →Best password manager for a small UK business (2026)
1Password vs Bitwarden vs Keeper - which fits a 2–50 person company, and how to roll it out in a week.
Read guide →1Password vs Bitwarden for a 10-person UK company (2026)
Head-to-head for a typical 8–15 person firm: polish vs price, sharing, and what to do this week.
Read guide →Do UK SMEs need a VPN? When yes, when no (2026)
Travel hygiene tool or wasted spend? A checklist so you buy (or skip) for the right reasons.
Read guide →Cyber Essentials for beginners: what it is, what it costs and how UK small businesses start
What the certificate covers, common myths, and a starter checklist before you talk to a certifier.
Read guide →Backup and ransomware restore test for UK SMEs (2026)
Why a quiet restore drill beats a backup icon you never click. 3-2-1, quarterly test, and a one-week checklist.
Read guide →Invoice fraud and change-of-bank-details checklist for UK SMEs (2026)
How new bank details scams work, what to verify before you pay, and a one-page finance checklist.
Read guide →Do UK SMEs need security cameras for a small office or home office?
When a door camera helps a tiny firm, when it is wasted spend, and an Arlo UK option if you buy.
Read guide →Also: how to share passwords securely at work · the PHP security flaw (PHP2Shell) · MFA for Microsoft 365 · authenticator apps and MFA · stop password reuse · shared Gmail liability · cheap endpoint protection · first hour after a phishing click · lost or stolen laptop checklist · backup and restore test · is OneDrive a backup? · invoice fraud checklist · remote-work security checklist · using ChatGPT and AI tools safely · cyber insurance questionnaires
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