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Do the cyber security basics in one afternoon

You've heard of a local business locked out of everything by a hacker, and you've got the same password on all your accounts. Work through the NCSC's small business guide with a checklist made for your set-up.

Updated 17 Oct 2026

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The problem

Most attacks on small businesses aren't clever; they rely on weak passwords, no backups and clicking the wrong link. The basics take an afternoon, and nobody has made you do them.

The outcome

You've heard of a local business locked out of everything by a hacker, and you've got the same password on all your accounts. Work through the NCSC's small business guide with a checklist made for your set-up.

The prompt · ChatGPT

Help me do the cyber security basics for my business.

Devices: [laptops, phones, tills]
Key accounts: [email, bank, invoicing, website, social media]
Who has access: [staff, family, freelancers]

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A short example

You've heard of a local business locked out of everything by a hacker, and you've got the same password on all your accounts. Work through the NCSC's small business guide with a checklist made for your set-up.

1

You list the devices, accounts and apps the business uses.

2

The assistant asks who has access and how you back up now.

3

You get a checklist from the NCSC guide matched to your set-up, ranked by impact, with a staff note.

What happens

Use ChatGPT to do the cyber security basics in one afternoon

You've heard of a local business locked out of everything by a hacker, and you've got the same password on all your accounts. Work through the NCSC's small business guide with a checklist made for your set-up.

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