Tips

Security tips for a small team

Short articles for the person who runs the business. They are habits, not a certification.

• How to spot a fake invoice 3 min
  A short guide for small businesses on checking an unexpected invoice before anyone pays it.
• When the owner seems to want gift cards 2 min
  Why a sudden gift-card request is a common small-business scam, and what to do instead.
• Pick a password manager for a small team 3 min
  How a small business can stop sharing passwords in chat without buying a complicated program.
• Turn on MFA without locking out the office 3 min
  A practical order for adding multi-factor authentication at a small company.
• Public Wi-Fi and the work laptop 2 min
  What a small-business laptop should and should not do on cafe and airport Wi-Fi.
• Report a suspicious message 2 min
  How small teams can report phishing in Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, and why the report matters.
• Let training messages reach the inbox 3 min
  How to allowlist Gradefort Academy simulations in Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace without weakening the rest of the filter.
• What to do if you clicked 2 min
  The first steps after someone at a small business opens a suspicious link or types a password.