The IT Security Checklist for Growing Businesses

A printable, no-jargon list of the security controls every small and mid-sized business should be doing, and the questions to ask whoever currently runs your IT. Built from 40+ years of seeing what actually goes wrong.

• Backups, MFA, patching, and endpoint protection: what “done right” looks like
• Network & email security baseline (the stuff attackers exploit first)
• Incident response & recovery essentials
• Compliance readiness questions (HIPAA, PCI, SOC 2)
• The “ask your IT provider” questions that surface gaps fast