Welcome to SecurityGuy.Pro, a resource for cybersecurity information tailored for small businesses. My mission is to empower you with the knowledge and tools you need to protect your business.
You can start your journey by heading over to the roadmap I have created. Following the roadmap guidance will help reduce the risk to your small business which can be the difference between a minor hiccup and a business-ending event.
But don't stop there! I am adding various IT topics for small business to follow on my blog which is linked below and adding links to useful resources for other aspects of your business.
roadmap.sh - This site contains a variety of roadmaps for learning technical topics.
architecturenotes.co - This is a collection of "How It Works" notes on application architectures.
SSL Labs - Validate website certificates using this free tool from Qualys.
crt.sh - The security certificate authority named Sectigo has provided this tool to examine details on web certificate. - Know what is on your certificate.
Security Scorecard - They offer a nice free dashboard about many things security related to your website. I highly recommend SMBs to sign up for this and then take action on the guidance provided.
Can I Use - This website is an excellent source of browser compatibility information for designers.
Ubersuggest - Ubersuggest is a good resource to help find keywords and blog ideas from common google searches.
MXtoolbox - Check the health of your company e-mail configuration. Following the advice given will reduct the amount of spam you receive on your own domain.
MOZ.com - They offer a few free tools for checking SEO of a website.
Pingdom - free test for web page load time.
URLscan - Another tool to scan your website or other sites to gain insight into features and technologies used on the website.
Clarity - Are you curious how your website is being interacted with? Microsoft's Clarity can do that.
There is this gentleman named Joseph Brunsman who has a youtube channel where he discusses E&O, Tech E&O, cyber insurance, and cybersecurity law. Here are the videos I would suggest every small business owner to watch, then make their insurance agent watch and have a meeting about coverage and risk.
When Clients Won't Listen + How to Destroy Your Dentist in 5 Minutes or Less
Here's a Plain Language Insurance Breakdown for Fellow Business Owners | Insurance Fundamentals.
Digital Time Bombs: Why Hiring an MSP is Inevitable...
Top 10 Problems Cyber Insurance WILL NOT & CANNOT Solve!
Joseph's Cybersecurity Insurance Playlist
Playlist for CPA Firms
Interviews he has had on various important topics.
Here are a couple briefs on insurance for businesses that I encourage you to read:
https://blog.swbc.com/businesshub/commercial-insurance-101-understand-the-insurance-needs-of-your-business
https://blog.swbc.com/businesshub/proactively-reviewing-your-commercial-insurance-can-save-you-thousands
Both of those briefs have a prerequisite that is hinted about. That is having and maintaining an inventory of the business assets. I have a blog entry on that topic located here.
https://netflixtechblog.com/
https://planetscale.com/blog
https://planetscale.com/resources
https://planetscale.com/courses
https://www.canva.dev/blog/engineering/
https://sentry.io/resources/ Error monitoring for frontend applications
https://github.com/getsentry/self-hosted
https://vimeo.com/837708153 - Video on Sentry 101 - Error monitoring for frontend applications
https://roadmap.sh/best-practices/frontend-performance
https://www.youtube.com/@SimplyCyber - I use this channel to keep up to date on security news
Darknet Diaries - If you like crime podcasts then listen to this channel. YouTube link
https://youtube.com/@LowLevelLearning - Learning about the low level details of computing
https://youtube.com/@JeffGeerling - Raspberry Pi oriented videos
https://youtube.com/@AndreasSpiess - Small electronic projects, tutorials, and reviews for sensors, ESP32, ESP8266, Arduino, and Raspberry Pi
https://youtube.com/@TechMindsOfficial - Ham Radio - SDR and RF projects
https://youtube.com/@ZackFreedman - This gent is the nerdiest of nerds and I love it.
https://youtube.com/@TheLinuxEXP - Linux news centric channel
https://youtube.com/@MSFTMechanics - Microsoft product demonstrations and tutorials
https://youtube.com/@DeviantOllam - Physical security + lock content. Very enlightening
https://youtube.com/@TechnologyConnections - I love the deep dives performed on what some would call retro technology.
https://youtube.com/@AwesomeOpenSource - Open Source application reviews and walkthroughs
https://www.youtube.com/@IBRACORP - more Open Source application reviews
Operation Privacy - This is a free tool to give you visibility into your online footprint
Delete Me - If you would rather pay to have things taken care of you, this is the solution
Unredacted - A fantastic free magazine covering a number of privacy topics
CISA.gov - Stuff Off Search - this is a bit advanced guidance on getting IoT and industrial devices off of the internet and some specialized search engines.
PimEyes - find where your photos are published