You do not know how long they were inside
Encryption is often the end of the intrusion, not the beginning. Recovery decisions get harder when you do not know what was already compromised.
About
Built for the gap between
what you assume and what you can prove.
Cyber Readiness Kit finds the gaps, verifies what’s really in place, and shows small businesses exactly what to fix next.
Spend smarterFix the highest-impact gaps first.
Save timeSkip the research and guesswork.
Show your workBuild proof for customers, insurers, and leadership.
I have spent 27 years responsible for keeping businesses running — servers, networks, backups, email, vendors, and the phone that rings at 2 a.m.
The businesses that come through an attack are not separated by which products they own. They are separated by how many of their assumptions turn out to be true.
The backup that runs but has never been restored. The tool that is installed but not monitoring what you think. The provider you assume is handling something that was never in scope. The plan nobody has read.
An incident is a terrible time to learn which beliefs were true.
What an incident actually looks like
The real problem is not the alert.
It is whether you can keep operating.
Recovery is not the end
Restoring systems does not erase stolen data, customer obligations, or the work required to rebuild confidence.
Downtime is the real bill
Manual work, lost productivity, delayed orders, cleanup, and exhausted staff can cost far more than the security tool that might have prevented the gap.
The questions come fast
Can you take orders? Can you restore? Who can shut systems down? What does your provider actually cover? Every one is easier to answer before the incident.
Why I built it
A questionnaire records what you believe.
It cannot tell you whether it is true.
Small businesses have had little between a cheap checklist and an expensive consulting engagement. Cyber Readiness Kit is built for the middle: evidence-backed guidance, clear priorities, and a practical path forward.
Cyber Readiness Kit was built to put that guidance within reach — and give the business a capability it can continue using over time.
Why trust it
Built from operating reality.
- 27 years in IT operationsExperience keeping real businesses running, not just advising from the outside.
- Small-business constraints, first-handLimited time, limited budget, and no security department to delegate to.
- Operations before theoryThe priority is what changes the business outcome, not what makes a checklist look complete.
- Business languageLeadership, IT, providers, customers, and insurers can work from the same facts.
What I won't tell you
The limits, stated plainly.
It will not tell you that you are secure. No tool or process can honestly promise that.
It will not make you compliant or certified. Recognized guidance informs recommendations; it is not a certification.
It will not scare you into buying. The goal is a credible picture and better decisions.
It will not replace your IT provider. It will make the conversation much more specific.
See what the platform
finds in your business.
Six questions. Two pieces of evidence. About ten minutes.
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