Use a password manager.
Unique passwords become realistic when people do not have to remember them all.
Resources
The small-business technology basics worth getting right.
Not a hundred-item security checklist. Just the handful of habits and ownership questions that prevent a surprising number of expensive problems.
The baseline
Six boring things that save bad days.
These are not advanced controls. They are the foundation underneath everything else.
Protect the accounts that unlock everything else.
Start with business email, domain registrars, cloud files, accounting, and admin accounts.
Let important software stay current.
Computers, phones, browsers, routers, and website platforms all need routine updates.
Know whether recovery actually works.
A backup is useful when it is separate, recent enough, and somebody knows how to restore it.
Keep your domain under business control.
Business-owned account, MFA, current payment method, auto-renew, and a documented recovery path.
Treat email like the front door.
Remove old accounts promptly and verify unusual payment, password, or account-change requests.
A useful test
If your “tech person” vanished tomorrow, what would the business lose access to?
That question quickly exposes domain, email, hosting, vendor, and recovery problems worth fixing before there is an emergency.
DomainWho owns the registrar account and renewal method?
EmailWho can add, remove, and recover business mailboxes?
WebsiteWho controls hosting, admin access, forms, and backups?
VendorsWhere are contracts, account contacts, and recovery details?
Trusted sources
Good guidance without a product pitch.
Secure Our World
Practical guidance on passwords, MFA, software updates, and phishing.
Visit CISA →Small Business Cybersecurity Corner
Cybersecurity basics and planning resources designed for smaller organizations.
Visit NIST →Phishing guidance
Plain-language examples of suspicious messages and how to respond safely.
Visit the FTC →Have I Been Pwned
Check whether an email address appears in known data breaches and treat the result as one useful signal.
Check an address →Want somebody to review your actual setup?
Website, domain, email, account ownership, or the general “we should probably know this” pile.