Security Readiness for SMBs
Most small and mid-size businesses do not know where they are exposed until something goes wrong. This service maps your real risk, aligns it to frameworks like NCA ECC or SAMA CSF where relevant, and gives you a clear action plan without the enterprise price tag.
What This Covers
This is a practical security readiness review for SMBs, startups, and fintechs that need to understand their current posture, prepare for audits, or satisfy client and regulatory requirements.
Attack Surface Review
- Internet-facing systems, domains, subdomains, and exposed services
- Forgotten assets, staging environments, and third-party access paths
- Basic vulnerability validation with business-risk context
Identity & Access Controls
- MFA coverage and account protection gaps
- Admin access review and privilege hygiene
- Password, onboarding, and offboarding control review
Policy & Framework Alignment
- Control mapping against NCA ECC, SAMA CSF, or client-driven requirements where relevant
- Gaps that matter most for audit readiness and risk reduction
- Practical recommendations sized for small and mid-size teams
Operational Readiness
- Backup, logging, alerting, and incident response basics
- Secure configuration and hardening priorities
- Remediation planning your team can actually execute
The Problem
SMBs are expected to meet enterprise-style security expectations without enterprise budgets or headcount. The result is often uncertainty: unclear asset ownership, incomplete MFA coverage, missed exposure, and control gaps that only surface during an audit, customer review, or incident.
Our Approach
- Scoping Call — Understand your business, environment, regulatory drivers, and highest-risk systems.
- Readiness Review — Assess exposed assets, access controls, policies, and key operational safeguards.
- Gap Analysis — Map findings to business risk and relevant frameworks where needed.
- Action Plan — Deliver a prioritized roadmap focused on the fixes that reduce the most risk first.
The Deliverables
- Executive Summary — Plain-language view of current risk and readiness.
- Security Gap Breakdown — Evidence-backed findings with practical severity context.
- Remediation Roadmap — Prioritized action plan for leadership and technical teams.
- 1-Year Re-test — Included at no additional cost to verify completed fixes.
Why Me
I focus on practical security outcomes, not checklist theater. You get a clear view of your real exposure, the controls that matter most, and the fastest route to a stronger security posture.
Book a Scoping Call
If you need to understand where your business stands before an audit, client review, or security investment, schedule a short scoping call. We will align on goals, scope, and the most useful path forward.