Cybersecurity for small and medium businesses

Stronger security.
Ready for growth.

Protect the business you’re building. Get a clear view of your cyber risks and a practical plan to strengthen your people, systems, and operations—with guidance sized to your team and budget.

Security audits. Practical improvements. Guidance as you grow.

AUDIT BRIEF / EXAMPLECONFIDENTIAL

Clarity on your security.

A focused view of what matters most.

Identity & accessPRIORITY REVIEW
Backup & recoveryVALIDATE
Endpoint protectionSTRENGTHEN
Policies & peopleREVIEW
Your output: a prioritized action plan01 / 04
Built around your business reality.Lean teams & growing IT departmentsCloud & on-premises systemsGrowing businesses & client expectations

Cybersecurity consulting services

Know your risks.
Strengthen what matters.

Choose a focused review or combine services into an agreed engagement. Start with your business priorities, then build a plan your team can carry out.

01 / ASSESS

Security audits &
gap assessments

Understand where your business is exposed before deciding what to fix or invest in. An agreed scope keeps the review focused on your most important systems.

  • Endpoint, email & network controls
  • Patching & vulnerability management
  • Evidence-based findings & priorities
Plan a security audit
02 / SECURE

Cloud & identity
security reviews

Review how people access your business systems and how your cloud services are configured. Reduce avoidable exposure as your workforce grows.

  • MFA & privileged access
  • Microsoft 365 & cloud settings
  • Account lifecycle & access reviews
Review cloud & access
03 / GOVERN

Risk, policy &
compliance readiness

Bring structure to security decisions and prepare for customer, vendor, and audit questions with documented responsibilities and evidence.

  • Security policies & ownership
  • Third-party risk & data handling
  • Control gaps & readiness evidence
Discuss risk & readiness
04 / PREPARE

Incident & ransomware
readiness

Prepare your team to make informed decisions during an incident. Review response plans, recovery arrangements, and the people responsible for each step.

  • Response plans & escalation paths
  • Backup protection & restore evidence
  • Tabletop exercise planning
Prepare your response
05 / EDUCATE

Staff awareness &
phishing readiness

Help employees recognize suspicious requests and know how to report them. Shape awareness guidance around the risks and workflows your staff encounter.

  • Phishing awareness guidance
  • Reporting & escalation workflows
  • Training priorities & program review
Strengthen staff awareness
06 / IMPROVE

Remediation &
security advisory

Move from findings to practical improvements. Give your internal IT team or service provider clear priorities and keep business leaders informed.

  • Roadmaps with owners & milestones
  • Implementation guidance & validation
  • Leadership reporting & follow-up
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Why Buntalo

Advice that fits the way
your business works.

For small teams, growing companies, and medium businesses navigating more systems, locations, and customer expectations.

Business priorities first

Focus the engagement on the systems, information, and services your business depends on. Agree on scope and deliverables before work begins.

Clear decisions, useful evidence

Understand the business impact behind each finding, the evidence supporting it, and which improvements deserve attention first.

Work with your team

Give internal IT teams and managed service providers a shared action plan, with responsibilities and follow-up tailored to your resources.

Our approach

From first review
to clear next steps.

Know what will be reviewed, what you will receive, and how the findings will guide your next decisions.

01

Scope together

Identify your critical systems, locations, business concerns, and review boundaries. Agree on access and any testing before work begins.

02

Review the evidence

Assess configurations, policies, and practices with your team. Validate gaps against the agreed audit scope.

03

Explain the risk

Receive an executive summary and detailed findings showing business impact, supporting evidence, and practical fixes.

04

Prioritize the work

Leave with a sequenced action plan, suggested owners, and a leadership readout. Arrange follow-up support as needed.

Your agreed deliverablesExecutive summaryEvidence & findingsPrioritized action planLeadership readout

A quick starting point

How ready is
your business?

Check the safeguards you have in place. This short self-check can help start a conversation; it is not a security audit or assurance of protection.

Will an audit disrupt our operations?

The scope and review methods are agreed upfront. Any active testing requires explicit authorization and a planned testing window.

What will we receive?

An executive summary, documented findings, and a prioritized remediation plan. Deliverables and review depth are agreed before the engagement.

Can you work with our IT team or provider?

Yes. We work with small and medium businesses, from lean teams supported by a managed service provider to growing organizations with internal IT departments. The scope can cover multiple locations, cloud services, and on-premises systems, with clear remediation responsibilities.

Is this a compliance certification?

No. A security audit can identify control gaps and support readiness, but it does not itself confer a regulatory or industry certification.

Your security foundations

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Let's start with your business

A clearer picture
starts here.

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