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9 posts tagged#SME Owners.

Three professionals in an office comparing documents held in separate folders — the three-way choice this guide is about.

Virtual CISO·

The Brain, the Hands, and the Specialist: A Buyer's Guide to vCISO vs. MSSP vs. Consultant

SMBs under €50M are really choosing between three things: a leader, an operator, and a specialist. How to tell a vCISO, an MSSP and a consultant apart.

6 min read · Sylvio Sorel

A brass padlock and a rolled-up banknote resting on a computer keyboard.

Ransomware·

Friday 18:47 to Monday 08:00: Anatomy of a Ransomware Attack on a 50-Person Company

An hour-by-hour reconstruction of a ransomware attack on a 50-person company: from the Friday click to the Monday ransom note, and where it is really decided.

5 min read · Sylvio Sorel

A small team calmly working an incident response plan at night.

Incident Response·

Incident Response Without a SOC: The 5-Step Playbook a 50-Person Company Can Actually Run

A practical 5-step incident response playbook for SMEs without a SOC — prepare, detect, contain, recover, report. Mapped to NIST 800-61r3, NIS2 and CRA clocks.

7 min read · Sylvio Sorel

A senior advisor watches a colleague walk through a quarterly review at a whiteboard — the kind of milestone review where a board holds its vCISO to account.

Virtual CISO·

What a vCISO Actually Does in Month 1, Month 3, and Month 12 — A Timeline Your Board Can Hold Us To

What a virtual CISO actually delivers in month 1, month 3, and month 12 — a concrete milestone timeline SMB and mid-market boards can hold any provider to.

6 min read · Sylvio Sorel

Two executives reviewing a document together at a meeting table — the considered evaluation a vCISO hire deserves.

Virtual CISO·

10 Questions to Ask Before You Hire a vCISO — And the Answers That Should End the Meeting

Ten questions that separate a real vCISO from a templated invoice — and the red-flag answers to listen for. A vendor-neutral buyer's guide for SMB and mid-market boards.

7 min read · Sylvio Sorel

Cloud Security

Cloud Security·

Remote Work, Real Risk: How to Secure a Distributed Team Without a Big IT Budget

Distributed teams demolished the traditional perimeter. Here is the SMB-sized stack — MFA, EDR, ZTNA basics — that delivers most of the protection without enterprise spend.

7 min read · Sylvio Sorel

A 90-day roadmap with milestones — security as a project plan, not a destination.

Roadmap·

Your 90-Day Cybersecurity Roadmap: From Vulnerable to Confident

A pragmatic, three-month plan for SMBs starting from scratch. Quick wins month one, the human firewall month two, governance month three.

6 min read · Sylvio Sorel

A pile of euro notes — what a single breach actually costs a small business.

Data Breach·

The $50K Mistake: What a Single Data Breach Really Costs a Small Business

A data breach is not a technology failure — it is a business-ending financial event. Where the €50k-€150k goes, line by line, and the prevention math.

6 min read · Sylvio Sorel

Streams of data over a dark background — the modern threat landscape that no longer skips small businesses.

Cyber Risk·

Why Small Businesses Are Now the #1 Target for Cybercriminals (And What to Do About It)

Over 43% of cyberattacks now hit SMBs and only 14% are prepared. Why attackers chose this market — and the five-step response that closes the gap.

3 min read · Sylvio Sorel