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Write the Run Book Before You Need It
Your laptop was stolen overnight. From a borrowed computer, get back into your business. The document that makes that possible is a run book.
2026-08-20 · 4 min readPerspectiveA Backup You Haven’t Restored Is a Hope, Not a Backup
Backups are the most-ticked, least-tested box in small business. ASD’s guidance says to test restores regularly - here’s why almost nobody does.
2026-08-13 · 4 min readPerspectiveThe Third Word in the Definition of Security
The CIA triad defines security as confidentiality, integrity and availability. The industry sells the first two and forgets the one that closes businesses.
2026-08-06 · 4 min readLatest Articles
40 articles · View allHow to check your DNS records (and what each one does)
Look up any domain’s DNS records free in under a minute. What A, CNAME, MX, TXT, NS and CAA records do - and how to read your own.
How to add HTTPS to your website and fix "Not secure"
Adding HTTPS is free and usually one toggle. The work is the 2 steps after: forcing HTTP to redirect to HTTPS, and fixing the mixed content that keeps the warning up.
What is a content security policy?
A CSP tells the browser which sources it can load scripts, styles and images from - the most powerful security header, and the easiest to break your own site with.
What security headers should my small business website have?
The 5 security headers worth having on a small business website, what each one actually prevents, how to check yours in 30 seconds, and the exact request to send your developer.
Why isn’t my page showing on Google?
A page is usually missing from Google for one of a handful of reasons - too new, noindex, robots.txt, a stray canonical, or thin content. Here’s how to tell which.
Website security checklist for Australian small business: 7 things to verify yourself
The 7-point website security checklist for Australian small business owners: what each item is in plain English, how to check it free, and what good looks like - no penetration test required.