Small business cybersecurity · Essential Eight · HIPAA · SOC 2 Security your team will actually use.

Small business cybersecurity for teams in the US and Australia: single sign-on with MFA, a shared password vault, alerts when something looks wrong, and the evidence an auditor or insurer will ask for — set up calmly and kept current.

  • MFA everywhere
  • Evidence on file
  • Plain-English reports
Sound familiar?

Security that lives in a spreadsheet isn't security

  • “Our passwords are in a shared sheet.”

    One leaked file and every account is open. Staff who left still know half of them.

  • “An audit is coming and we have nothing written down.”

    Essential Eight, HIPAA, SOC 2 — they all ask for evidence, not intentions.

  • “Would we even know if we'd been hacked?”

    Without logs and alerts, the first sign is usually a customer or a ransom note.

How we see it

From good intentions to controls you can prove

We build the controls, train the team in minutes not days, and keep the evidence for you.

  1. Step 01

    Listen

    A short review of accounts, devices, backups and who can access what — the honest baseline.

  2. Step 02

    Map

    We map your gaps to the framework you care about — Essential Eight, HIPAA or SOC 2 — and fix the riskiest first.

  3. Step 03

    Build

    SSO and MFA, a password vault, patching, threat detection and logging — rolled out with a two-minute staff video.

  4. Step 04

    Run

    Quarterly reviews, offboarding checks and an evidence folder that stays current, so audits are a formality.

What we build

Seven projects, from MFA to threat detection

Small business cybersecurity in practical pieces — start with one, add the rest as you grow.

Project 01

Password vault + SSO + MFA

A self-hosted password manager for the team, single sign-on and MFA on every app — with a staff video and an offboarding checklist.

  1. Vault live · 214 passwords moved
  2. SSO + MFA on 9 apps
  3. Ex-staff access removed
You get
Vault, SSO, MFA rollout, training video
Live in
Typically 1–2 weeks
  • Vaultwarden
  • Keycloak
  • Authentik

Project 02

Essential Eight uplift (Australia)

Reach Essential Eight Maturity Level One with the controls in place and an evidence dashboard that collects proof automatically.

  1. Baseline: 3/8 at ML1
  2. Controls rolled out
  3. 8/8 · evidence dashboard live
You get
Gap report, controls, evidence dashboard
Live in
Typically 3–6 weeks
  • Wazuh
  • Keycloak
  • restic

Project 03

HIPAA security for small practices (US)

HIPAA security safeguards for clinics: risk checklist, access controls, logging and tested backups. We build controls; we don't give legal advice.

  1. Risk checklist completed
  2. Access + audit logging on
  3. Backups tested · report filed
You get
Risk checklist, safeguards, logs, backups
Live in
Typically 3–5 weeks
  • Wazuh
  • Vaultwarden
  • restic

Project 04

SOC 2 readiness (startups)

SOC 2 readiness for small SaaS teams: policies, controls and automated evidence, so the audit is about checking, not scrambling.

  1. Policies drafted · 14
  2. Evidence collection automated
  3. Ready for auditor walkthrough
You get
Policies, controls, evidence automation
Live in
Typically 4–8 weeks
  • Wazuh
  • Infisical
  • Policy templates

Project 05

Secrets cleanup

API keys and passwords removed from code and documents, moved into a secrets manager and rotated.

  1. Repos scanned · 23 secrets found
  2. Moved to vault · apps updated
  3. All keys rotated
You get
Scan report, secrets manager, rotation
Live in
Typically 1 week
  • Infisical
  • Secret scanning
  • CI checks

Project 06

Threat detection (SIEM lite)

Threat detection tuned for a small office: logins, malware and odd traffic flagged, with a monthly plain-English report.

  1. Agents on 25 devices
  2. Alert: 40 failed logins · blocked
  3. Monthly report sent
You get
Detection, tuned alerts, monthly report
Live in
Typically 1–2 weeks
  • Wazuh
  • CrowdSec
  • Alerting

Project 07

Authorized penetration test

AI-assisted scanning plus human verification of every finding, inside a written scope you approve — with a clear fix list.

  1. Scope signed · targets agreed
  2. Findings verified by a person
  3. Fix list delivered · re-test
You get
Test report, fix list, re-test
Live in
Typically 1–2 weeks
  • PentAGI
  • Manual testing
  • Report
Under the hood

Controls first, paperwork second

Good evidence comes from good controls. We set up the controls so the evidence collects itself.

Least privilege

People get the access they need and lose it when they leave — automatically, through single sign-on.

Evidence that collects itself

Logs, configs and test results land in one folder, dated, ready for an auditor or insurer.

Honest scope

We build and document controls. Certification is your auditor's job, and legal advice is your lawyer's.

Built on: Vaultwarden (70k★) · Keycloak (38k★) · Wazuh (17k★) · CrowdSec (15k★) · Infisical (30k★)

How it sounds

What the first call sounds like

  1. Practice owner

    Our insurer sent a security questionnaire and I can't answer half of it.

  2. Ruhan

    Send it over. We'll mark what you already do, what's missing, and the order to fix it — most of it in a couple of weeks.

  3. Practice owner

    My staff will hate MFA.

  4. Ruhan

    They'll log in once a day with single sign-on and a phone tap. We'll send them a two-minute video so nobody gets stuck.

An example of a typical first call.

Working together

Three ways to start

Questions

Essential Eight, HIPAA and SOC 2, answered

Where should small business cybersecurity start?
With identity: single sign-on with MFA, a team password vault and removing old accounts. It blocks the most common attacks quickly and makes everything else easier.
What is the Essential Eight?
The Australian Signals Directorate's eight baseline strategies — including MFA, patching, application control and regular backups. Maturity Level One is the usual first target for small businesses.
Can you make us HIPAA compliant?
We implement HIPAA security safeguards and document them. Compliance also involves policies and legal review — we work alongside your lawyer or compliance advisor.
Do small startups really need SOC 2?
If larger customers ask for it, yes. SOC 2 readiness is much easier when controls and evidence collection are built early.
Is a self-hosted password manager safe?
Yes, when it's set up properly: encrypted vaults, MFA, backups and updates. We handle all four.
Next step

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We'll reply within one business day with what you already have and what's missing.

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