Cybersecurity essentials
for Houston small businesses

The essentials package covers the four controls that stop the most common attacks on small businesses: MFA rollout across every critical account, a team password manager (1Password or Bitwarden) with everyone onboarded, a one-hour phishing awareness training session, and a written security policy delivered as a PDF. We also audit your account list to find exposed or weak credentials.

The essentials package starts at $1,500 as a one-time engagement for teams of up to 10 employees (larger teams are quoted), typically completed in one to two weeks. Ongoing password manager and MFA app costs are separate and quoted at their vendor rate (typically $3 to $8 per user per month). Advanced services like managed detection and response (MDR), 24/7 monitoring, and compliance certifications (HIPAA, SOC 2) are not included and referred out to specialist partners.

Not as a compliance-certified provider. What we do handle: the security fundamentals that every compliance framework requires (MFA, password management, phishing training, access review). For businesses that need HIPAA or SOC 2 certification, we refer to specialist auditors and consultants and set up the technical baseline that makes their work easier.

Yes. Phishing training and password manager onboarding can be delivered in English or Spanish. Written policy documents are provided in both languages. This matters for Houston small businesses where the on-site staff may prefer training in Spanish.

Small businesses are attacked more often than large ones because they are seen as easier targets. Verizon's 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report found that 43% of breaches involved small business victims. The most common attack is a phishing email that steals a password. MFA and password management block that attack path almost entirely. Losing access to your business email, payroll, or client data for even a week can end a small business.