What keeps small businesses up at night
- A full security review or a dedicated hire costs more than you can spend.
- One data leak could bring fines and lost customer trust.
- You are not sure how safe your app is right now.
- Rules like GDPR sound serious, but no one has explained what you must do.
The real causes of most breaches
Most breaches are not clever movie style hacks. They come from a small set of basic gaps. Knowing them helps you ask your team the right questions.
- Weak or reused passwords. Attackers try passwords leaked from other sites. See credential stuffing.
- No second step at login. A second step stops almost all account takeovers. See multi factor authentication.
- Old, unpatched software. Out of date packages are an easy way in. Reference: OWASP on outdated components.
- Leaked keys and passwords in code. Secrets left in code get found and used. See secrets management.
- Customer data left unprotected. Sensitive data must be limited and protected. See data protection.
Step 1: See where you stand
You cannot manage a risk you cannot see. Start with a free check that gives you a clear picture in minutes, no signup needed.
- Run the free Stack Assessment to see your risk today.
- Explore the full standard behind it in the ASVS Explorer, based on OWASP ASVS.
Step 2: Give your team a clear plan
You do not have to know the technical details. Hand your developers a simple, trusted list and ask them to work through it. The free Security Checklist is built for exactly this, and it follows the OWASP Top 10.
Step 3: Close the common gaps for free
Your developers can add strong protection without a big spend. Our free, open source libraries handle the parts that cause the most breaches. OwlAuth protects logins by blocking stolen passwords and adding limits, and OwlTokenGuard manages login tokens safely. This gives you enterprise style basics at no license cost.
A note on rules and trust
If you handle personal data, laws like GDPR expect you to protect it and to act quickly if something goes wrong. Getting the basics right is most of the job. Helpful overviews: GDPR overview and NIST Small Business Cybersecurity.
Two ways we help
Learn and check: use the free OWASP toolkit to see your risk and guide your team.
Build: your developers can add our free libraries to close the most common gaps at no cost.