Background
This is the heart of cybersecurity for most SMEs — and it isn't always about hackers.
Questions to ask yourself
- Where is our business data actually stored?
- Who can delete it, and who can copy it?
- Could an employee download the customer list before leaving?
- Could ransomware lock us out — including the backups?
- Could one wrong click wipe out years of records?
What you can do today
Make “oops” recoverable
Three actions.
- 01Turn on Version History on shared folders. Restoring becomes one click.
- 02On accounts and finance folders, restrict the Delete permission to two named people.
- 03Check your Microsoft 365 retention policy. Default is around 30 days; longer if your business needs it.