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NIS2 is here: what European SMEs must do before the next audit cycle

NIS2 has been transposed across the EU and SMEs in essential and important sectors are firmly in scope. We break down board accountability, the 24h incident-notification rule and the controls auditors actually look for.

9 min2026-04-22

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Incident Response

The first 60 minutes of a ransomware incident — a CISO playbook

Most damage from ransomware is done in the first hour. A step-by-step runbook for SME IT leads: contain, preserve evidence, notify, and decide on negotiation — without breaching GDPR Article 33.

11 min

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Endpoint Security

EDR vs EPP: which Bitdefender tier do you actually need?

Endpoint Protection (EPP) blocks known threats; Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) catches what gets through. We compare Bitdefender GravityZone tiers head-to-head with real SME deployment numbers.

8 min

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Compliance

GDPR DPIAs: when is a Data Protection Impact Assessment legally required?

AEPD guidance, Article 35 thresholds, and the criteria SMEs almost always misread. Includes a free editable DPIA template aligned with EDPB recommendations.

7 min

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Compliance

ISO 27001 on an SME budget: the controls that win audits

You don’t need a six-figure consultancy to certify. We map the 93 Annex A controls to a realistic SME stack — and show which ones inspectors actually sample.

10 min

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Endpoint Security

Microsoft 365 hardening: the 12 settings every SME tenant should change today

Default M365 tenants are not secure. Conditional Access, Safe Links, MFA enforcement, audit log retention — a practical checklist your admin can apply in one afternoon.

6 min

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