Security Tools & Software

Biometric login is phishing-resistant, but Illinois BIPA and similar state laws require a written policy and signed consent before you turn it on.

An email security gateway adds phishing detection, attachment sandboxing, and link rewriting on top of Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace.

The Install Nobody Approved Your bookkeeper is copying invoice totals out of a customer portal into a spreadsheet, and it is tedious, so she searches the Chrome Web Store for “copy table to spreadsheet.” The third result has four stars and 90,000 users. She clicks Add to Chrome. A gray box says the extension can…

DLP explained for small business: what it does, M365/Google DLP setup, rule tuning, defense against insider and accidental data exposure.

Match resource type (MSSP, vCISO, consultant) to need, vet certifications and references, contract essentials, cost benchmarks.

Least privilege and just-in-time access — the principles, common privilege-sprawl patterns, and a 90-day plan to fix it in small business M365/Google environments.

The best EDR software options for small business in 2026 — Microsoft Defender, SentinelOne, CrowdStrike, Sophos, Bitdefender, Malwarebytes. Pricing, features, and when to add MDR.

How and why to deploy hardware security keys at a small business — YubiKey vs Titan vs Feitian, rollout sequence, passwordless setup, and total cost.

DNS filtering and web content filtering for small business — how it blocks phishing, malware, and bad domains before they load, and how to deploy it cheaply.

Privileged access management for small business — what PAM is, why admin accounts are the crown jewels, and practical steps to control privileged access.