CyberdyneResources
Practical guides and checklists for Guyanese businesses working to improve their security posture — plus the occasional heads-up on a threat worth knowing about.
Security Alerts & Monthly Threat Report
Stay informed about emerging cybersecurity threats, scams, and vulnerabilities affecting local businesses. Cyberdyne provides concise security alerts with practical guidance and trusted source references. Our monthly threat reports highlight important risks, trends, and security developments. Get clear, actionable insights to help your business stay protected and prepared.
Guides & Checklists
Small Business Cybersecurity Checklist
Multi-factor authentication on email, banking, and admin accounts · Password manager use and unique passwords per account · Automatic OS and software patching · Backup basics and the 3-2-1 rule · Recognizing phishing emails and suspicious links · Basic incident response: who to call and what to do first.
Cyber Insurance Readiness Guide
What insurers typically require before issuing a policy (MFA, EDR, backups, documented security policy) · Common reasons cyber insurance claims get denied · Documentation to have ready before applying or renewing · How managed security services can lower premiums or unlock coverage.
Ransomware Response Checklist
Immediate steps: isolate affected devices, don't power off, preserve evidence · Who to notify (leadership, Cyberdyne, legal counsel, insurer, and in some jurisdictions a regulator) · Whether and how to communicate with the attacker, and why paying is not straightforward · Recovery steps once contained · Post-incident review and hardening. See also our Emergency Response page.
Business Continuity Planning Guide
Identifying critical systems and acceptable downtime (RTO/RPO basics) · Backup and disaster recovery strategy aligned to those targets · Communication plan for staff, clients, and vendors during an outage · Testing the plan — a plan that's never been tested is a guess, not a plan.
Microsoft 365 Security Guide
Enforcing multi-factor authentication tenant-wide · Conditional access basics · Reviewing mailbox forwarding rules (a common attacker persistence technique) · Admin account hardening and reducing standing privileged access · Basic data loss prevention settings.
Framework-Specific Readiness Checklists
Short, framework-specific readiness checklists (PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST CSF, CIS Controls) — each a lightweight download that leads into our full Compliance & Risk Assessment services.