Cybersecurity Basics

Vishing is voice phishing, now supercharged by AI voice cloning that can fake your boss on the phone. Learn the scams and how to verify high-stakes requests.

Smishing is phishing by text message that slips past email defenses. How smishing attacks work, why small businesses are exposed, and how to stop them.

Acceptable Use Policy for small business — what an AUP is, the sections every policy needs, sample language, and how to roll it out and enforce it.

What single sign-on is, how SSO improves security and offboarding, the trade-off to manage, and how a small business can adopt it.

QR code phishing slips past email filters by hiding links in images. Learn how quishing works and how to protect your small business.

How device encryption protects lost and stolen devices, plus step-by-step setup for BitLocker and FileVault and managing recovery keys.

Vendors and third parties represent cybersecurity risk. Learn to assess vendor security, contractually require controls, and protect against vendor breaches.

Cloud collaboration tools enable teamwork but create security risks. Learn to safely use Teams, Slack, Google Drive, and OneDrive without exposing sensitive data.

Cybersecurity metrics track security effectiveness and ROI. Learn which KPIs matter for small business and how to measure your security program’s success.

How to conduct a cybersecurity risk assessment for small business — asset inventory, threat identification, gap analysis, risk scoring, and creating a prioritized remediation plan with free tools.