Guides & Resources
Practical cybersecurity guidance for growing businesses
Plain-English guides for businesses working through cybersecurity requirements, buying decisions and the security questions that come with growth.
Buying cybersecurity
What cybersecurity help does my business need?
How to work out what kind of cybersecurity help you need by starting with the situation that your business is currently dealing with.
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Security Compass
Know you need cybersecurity help but not what kind? Answer a few questions and see which expertise fits your situation.
Open Security CompassFree tool
Startup Security Check
A quick indication of where your current security readiness may need attention, with prioritised areas to look at.
Run the checkWhat are you trying to figure out?
Questionnaires, security reviews, compliance frameworks and the evidence enterprise buyers tend to ask for.
Latest guides
The latest practical guidance from Heelr.
Startups
Is your startup's cybersecurity good enough?
Five areas to check, and the warning signs that security has quietly fallen behind the business.
Buying cybersecurity
What cybersecurity help does my business need?
Start from the situation you're dealing with, not the service name, to work out what help you need.
Buying cybersecurity
Why generic freelance platforms fall short for cybersecurity
Why a profile, rate and star rating rarely tell a buyer enough about security expertise.
Family offices
What cybersecurity support does a family office need?
Where family office risk really sits, and which kinds of cybersecurity expertise tend to be relevant.
Incident response
We think we've had a security breach. Who do we need to call?
Who to involve when you suspect a breach, and what incident response and forensics actually cover.
Customer security reviews
A customer asked for a security review. What happens next?
What a customer security review involves, why customers ask, and how to respond as a smaller company.