Buying guides / early edition
A smaller stack. A clearer plan.
Practical buying guides for the person who has to make security work. Start with the job, compare the tools, and know who responds.
Start with the buying guide →Better questions. Useful answers.
See every question →Which cybersecurity tools does a small business need first?
Build a small-business security stack around accounts, devices, recovery and response. Use a responsibility worksheet before buying another tool.
Read the guide →02Antivirus, EDR and MDR: what are you actually buying?
Compare prevention software, endpoint investigation tools and managed response by the work each leaves with your team.
Read the guide →03Do you need MDR if you already have endpoint protection?
Use an alert-ownership worksheet to decide whether managed detection and response fills a real staffing or response gap.
Read the guide →04What does Microsoft Defender for Business include?
Check Defender for Business user and device limits, server licensing, Microsoft 365 inclusion and the questions to settle before rollout.
Read the guide →05How do you choose endpoint security for Windows and Mac?
Evaluate mixed Windows and Mac endpoint protection with an operating-system task matrix and a realistic small rollout.
Read the guide →06How much does small-business endpoint protection cost?
Use a dated Defender for Business price example and a cost worksheet that separates licenses, setup, servers and managed response.
Read the guide →A decision aid, built from the details.
Find the buying question, see the source, and take a worksheet into your next supplier conversation. Our initial coverage combines documentation findings with practical examples.
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