Small Business Cyber

Small Business Cyber

Home
Compliance for the DIB
Archive
About

February 2022

Tips for Small Businesses: Can I keep my MSP?
Many small businesses face an IT challenge: to have that knowledge in-house or outsource it to a Managed Service Provider (MSP).
 • 
Lori Jackson
How long should a Basic Assessment take under the DoD Assessment Methodology?
It depends on the size of the company. But one thing is for sure: it will take much longer than the 30 minutes described in the interim…
 • 
Lori Jackson
Cyber Incident Reporting: A frequently overlooked DFARS requirement
An overlooked component of DFARS 252.207–7012 compliance is cyber incident reporting.
 • 
Lori Jackson
Signing up for CISA alerts can jump start your NIST compliance efforts
Implementing NIST SP 800–171 as a small business can feel like standing at the foot of Mount Everest with no climbing gear and no map…
 • 
Lori Jackson

January 2022

Coming soon
Small Business Cyber Newsletter
 • 
Lori Jackson

November 2021

October 2020

Smart Ravens - Social Engineering
Social engineering can come in many different forms, from spear phishing to actual threats, the ultimate goal being theft through manipulation.
 • 
Lori Jackson
Making Sense of DFARS Case 2019-D041
After a year and a half of wading through ever-changing information to find the facts, which would inevitably change the next week, we now have the most…
 • 
Lori Jackson
Smart Ravens - Finding a Security Balance
Security is never guaranteed.
 • 
Lori Jackson
Smart Ravens - Data Backup Best Practices
Backing up your data enables you to:
 • 
Lori Jackson
© 2025 Lori Jackson, White Raven Security, LLC
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture