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2026-08-14 Fractional CISO

Your First Security Hire Should Not Be Full-Time

Small companies handling sensitive data need real security. A full-time senior hire is usually the wrong first move, and here is why.

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2026-07-07 Security Metrics

You Spent on Security. Did It Work? Metrics Every SME Should Track

Most SMEs buy security without knowing whether it worked. A small, decision-focused set of metrics that shows if you are harder to attack.

2026-06-26 EU AI Act

The EU AI Act for Small Companies: What You Actually Have to Do

A plain-English starter on the EU AI Act for SMEs. If your company uses AI tools rather than builds them, here is what actually applies.

2026-06-25 Penetration Testing

How to Scope a REST API Penetration Test (and Pay Less for a Better One)

What your API pentest actually needs from you. Bring two documents and the test gets cheaper, faster and more useful. Skip them and you pay for guesswork.

2026-06-12 Security Basics

What Security Actually Is: A Guide for People Who Never Wanted to Learn It (Part 1)

Information security, cyber security, the CIA triad and CIS Controls, explained for business owners with no IT background.

2026-05-12 Insider Risk

Insider Risk for SMEs: You Don’t Have to Be Hacked to Lose Data

Staff, contractors, suppliers and leavers can expose company data by mistake or misuse. How SMEs cut insider risk with better access controls.

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2026-05-12 SME Security

Your Enterprise Customer Will Not Wait Until Your Security Is Ready

Enterprise customers ask small vendors for security evidence long before there is a security team. How a retained advisor closes that gap.

2026-02-04 Digital Sovereignty

Leaving Microsoft 365 for Proton: A Practical Sovereign Stack Test

Why I am testing Proton as a more sovereign European workspace: what improves, what may hurt, and how SMEs should approach migrations.

2026-01-27 AI Ethics

Shadow AI: The Risk Is Secrecy, Not AI Itself

Employees use AI because it helps them work faster. The security risk starts when policies are unclear and usage goes underground.