Small Business Cybersecurity Starter Kit - Ghost Curated
Large enterprises?
Small businesses?
Threat actors watch them.
They want your data.
They hunt for your money.
Whales defend themselves.
Dedicated security teams.
Budget for tools.
Small businesses?
Vulnerable.
No security team.
No IT budget.
No shield.
Easy targets.
For you, protection comes in a different form.
Open-source Software - The Ghost's Toolset
Open-source is auditable.
Read the code.
Understand it.
You're not tied to vendors.
Low costs or even free.
Used it? Buy the devs a coffee.
Respect the Operator who deploys it.
Linux Is The Firewall
UFW is light.
nftables is a silent blade.
Dedicated firewall distros for perimeter defenses.
You don't need the price of a space ship.
Password Vaults Of Ghost Ops
Use Passbolt for small teams.
Vaultwarden fits lightweight orgs.
KeepassXC is the vault of client side.
SOPS for automation.
Both used by Ghosts.
Trusted.
Audited.
Silent Office Toolset
LibreOffice is freedom.
But plain text is not a shame.
Emacs Org-Mode is advanced.
Markdown is simple and effective.
No telemetry, no noise.
No subscriptions, no hidden costs.
Secure Mail
Proton Mail is encrypted.
Easy to use. Ghost grade privacy.
Self-hosted mail? Hard. But possible.
mailcow and iRedMail are strong competitors.
Use GnuPG for additional encryption.
Secure Communications
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Element(Matrix) -
XMPP
Use end to end encrypted comms.
Host your own servers.
Avoid WhatsApp. Avoid compromise.
Ghost Whispers
Privacy is not a right.
Cybersecurity is not optional.
They are a responsibility.
For enterprises.
For small businesses.
For individuals.
For all.
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