“Too Small to Hack” Is the Most Expensive Sentence

“We're too small for anyone to hack” is the most expensive sentence in small business.

Attackers don't hand-pick targets — automated tools scan everything, and small businesses are attractive precisely because the defences are usually zero. The good news: the baseline that stops most of it is neither expensive nor complicated.

The day-one security baseline

• Multi-factor authentication on email, banking, and every business account. This one habit blocks the overwhelming majority of account takeovers.
• A password manager for the team — one strong, unique password per service, nothing reused, nothing on a sticky note.
• Devices set up properly: disk encryption on, screen locks, updates automatic.
• Endpoint protection on every laptop.
• And it's all written down — so when you hire, insure, or bid on a contract that asks you to describe your security posture, you have an answer instead of a shrug.

That last point surprises founders: clients and insurers increasingly ask. A documented baseline wins deals.