Description
Be ready before the incident, not during it
Small businesses get hit by ordinary attacks — an invoice redirected by email, a reused password, an account nobody closed when someone left. The damage usually comes from having no plan for the first hour. Small business cyber readiness is mostly about having that plan written down before you need it.
What you get
- A critical inventory of the accounts, systems and data that would actually hurt to lose.
- A readiness review covering the controls that prevent the common cases.
- An access lifecycle SOP so leavers really lose access.
- A payment-change callback SOP — the single control that stops invoice fraud.
- An incident contact tree and first-60-minutes plan, filled in before you need it.
- Tabletop exercises and phishing micro-training to rehearse with your team.
Files and format
16-page PDF binder + Excel workbook with 8 sheets.
Workbook sheets: Start Here, Critical Inventory, Readiness Review, Incident Log, Remediation, Contact Tree, Tabletop Findings, Official Sources
The spreadsheet opens in Excel, LibreOffice Calc, Numbers and Google Sheets. Language: English. Delivered as an instant download after payment.
Who it is for
Businesses of 1-20 people with no IT department that handle customer data or money.
Licence
Internal use by one organisation, up to five named people. Reselling or publishing the files is not permitted. Team licences available on request.
Please note
This is an educational tool that helps you organise your own information and make your own decisions. It is not financial, legal, tax or security advice. Last updated 4 September 2026.
What the small business cyber readiness binder includes
The small business cyber readiness binder is a PDF workbook with editable checklists. It holds a plain-English risk assessment, an incident response plan you can follow under pressure, and the contact sheet you need on the day something actually goes wrong.
