Your 30‑Day Cyber Safety Plan

(Made for Small Business Owners)

Why this matters
Most downtime and data loss come from small, fixable things: missed updates, weak logins, and backups that don’t actually restore. This plan fixes the basics in 30 days without derailing your week.

Time needed
About 2 hours per week for 4 weeks. Owner or office manager can lead it. We can help or do it for you.

Quick wins (do these first)

Turn on 2‑step sign‑in for email and key apps
Test a restore for one file or folder
Run updates on all computers

1) Week One

Accounts & Access (who can get in)

Goal: Stop easy break‑ins.

List who has access to email, finance, files, and admin tools.
Enforce 2‑step sign‑in (MFA) for email and remote access.
Turn off old/legacy sign‑in methods you don’t use.
Use a password manager or longer passphrases.

Outcome: You know who has access, and every login needs a code.

2) Week Two

Backups that Actually Work

Goal: Be sure you can get data back fast.

Follow 3‑2‑1 backups: 3 copies, 2 places, 1 off‑site.
Do a restore test for one file and one shared folder.
Set targets: how much data you can lose (RPO) and how long you can be down (RTO).
Make sure Microsoft 365/Google keeps deleted files long enough.

Outcome: You’ve proven recovery works — not just that backups ran.

3) Week Three

Devices & Wi‑Fi

Goal: Keep computers healthy and limit damage.

Turn on automatic updates for Windows/macOS and browsers.
Use modern threat protection (advanced antivirus/EDR).
Turn on disk encryption (BitLocker/FileVault).
Remove everyday admin rights.
Split Wi‑Fi into staff and guest networks.

Outcome: Fewer infections, and lost devices don’t leak data.

4) Week Four

Email & Vendors

Goal: Cut scams and lock down outside access.

Add an External label to outside email.
Block risky logins; require compliant devices for access.
Review vendor access (bookkeeper, web developer, software support); remove what you don’t need; rotate shared passwords.
Alert on suspicious inbox rules/forwarding.

Outcome: Less phishing risk, fewer surprise logins, cleaner vendor list.

10‑Point Scorecard

(check what is true today)

Up‑to‑date list of devices and apps
2‑step sign‑in is on
Old/legacy sign‑in is off
3‑2‑1 backups in place
Restore test done this month
Threat protection on all computers
90%+ devices updated on time
Laptops encrypted
“External” tag on outside email
Vendor access reviewed

Helpful links

Next step:

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