Essential Eight for SMBs: a prioritised starting roadmap

Small and medium businesses are increasingly asked to demonstrate Essential Eight maturity by larger clients, insurers, and government procurement processes.

Start with three strategies

For most SMBs, the highest return on investment comes from:

1. Multi-factor authentication: especially for email and admin accounts
2. Patch management: automate OS and application updates where possible
3. Daily backups: with quarterly restore tests