A Practical Security-Compliance Checklist for SMBs

Security compliance can feel abstract — until a client, partner, or regulator asks for it in writing. Here’s a practical checklist to assess where you actually stand.

1. Access management

Who has access to what, and since when? Most incidents trace back to access that should never have still existed.

2. Backups and recovery plan

A backup that’s never been tested isn’t a backup. Verify you can actually restore your data, not just that the file exists.

3. Data encryption

At rest and in transit: both matter, and both are frequently overlooked on older internal environments.

4. Logging & traceability

If an incident happens, can you reconstruct what occurred? Without reliable logs, the answer is often no.

Where to start

An initial audit lets you prioritize actions by actual impact, rather than tackling everything at once. Our team can run this diagnostic for you.