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Here are the 12 measures that truly protect an SMB in 2026.<\/p>\n<div class=\"alt-toc\"><p>The 12 steps<\/p><ol>\n<li>Phishing-resistant MFA<\/li><li>Long passphrases<\/li><li>Password manager<\/li><li>Automatic updates<\/li><li>Detection on every device<\/li><li>Protected backups<\/li><li>Least privilege<\/li><li>Hardened email<\/li><li>Ongoing training<\/li><li>Anti-deepfake protocol<\/li><li>Controlled AI use<\/li><li>Response plan ready<\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n\n<h2>Protect identities<\/h2>\n<div class=\"alt-step\"><div class=\"alt-num\">1<\/div><div class=\"alt-step-body\"><h3>Move to phishing-resistant MFA<\/h3><span class=\"alt-tag new\">New in 2026<\/span><p>Multi-factor authentication is still the most cost-effective measure, but not all MFA is equal. Text message codes can be intercepted, and \u201cadversary-in-the-middle\u201d phishing kits now steal the code and the session in real time.<\/p><p>Aim for <strong>passkeys<\/strong>, Windows Hello for Business or a FIDO2 security key: they refuse to work on a fake site.<\/p><ul><li>Microsoft made passkeys the default method in Entra ID on September 1<sup>st<\/sup>, 2026.<\/li><li>Entra ID\u2019s native text message and voice call codes will be retired on February 1<sup>st<\/sup>, 2027.<\/li><li>Deny and report any MFA approval request you didn\u2019t trigger.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"alt-step\"><div class=\"alt-num\">2<\/div><div class=\"alt-step-body\"><h3>Choose long passphrases, not complicated ones<\/h3><span class=\"alt-tag new\">NIST 2025 rules<\/span><p>The U.S. reference on the subject (NIST SP 800-63B, revision 4, July 2025) has turned the page on the old rules:<\/p><ul><li><strong>15 characters or more<\/strong> when the password is the only factor; a phrase like \u201ccanoe-maple-monday-mist\u201d beats \u201cP@ssw0rd!\u201d.<\/li><li><strong>No more forced changes<\/strong> at fixed intervals: change only when there\u2019s a compromise.<\/li><li><strong>No more mandatory complexity rules<\/strong> or security questions.<\/li><li>New passwords are checked against lists of already-leaked passwords.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"alt-step\"><div class=\"alt-num\">3<\/div><div class=\"alt-step-body\"><h3>Use a password manager<\/h3><p>One unique password per service, generated and remembered by a business password manager: that\u2019s what keeps a leak at a supplier from becoming a way into your company. Add dark web monitoring so you\u2019re alerted if your addresses or credentials are circulating there.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<h2>Protect devices and data<\/h2>\n<div class=\"alt-step\"><div class=\"alt-num\">4<\/div><div class=\"alt-step-body\"><h3>Automate updates<\/h3><p>Windows, macOS, browsers, Microsoft 365, but also firewalls, VPNs and routers: attackers exploit known vulnerabilities faster and faster after they\u2019re published. Critical patches get applied in days, not months.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"alt-step\"><div class=\"alt-num\">5<\/div><div class=\"alt-step-body\"><h3>Install detection on every computer and server<\/h3><p>Traditional antivirus is no longer enough. A detection and response tool (EDR), monitored by a team, spots suspicious behaviour: mass file encryption, credential theft, an admin tool launched in the middle of the night.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"alt-step\"><div class=\"alt-num\">6<\/div><div class=\"alt-step-body\"><h3>Keep backups out of reach\u2026 and test them<\/h3><p>3-2-1 rule: three copies, two types of media, one off-site, with at least one <strong>immutable or offline<\/strong>. Don\u2019t forget Microsoft 365 (email, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams), which isn\u2019t fully backed up by default. A backup that\u2019s never been restored is just a hope: test it.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"alt-step\"><div class=\"alt-num\">7<\/div><div class=\"alt-step-body\"><h3>Apply least privilege<\/h3><p>Nobody works day to day with an administrator account. Admin accounts are separate, protected by a passkey and reserved for the tasks that require them. Accounts of departing employees are disabled the same day.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"alt-step\"><div class=\"alt-num\">8<\/div><div class=\"alt-step-body\"><h3>Harden your email<\/h3><p>Email is still the main way in. Anti-phishing filtering, SPF, DKIM and DMARC records to stop spoofing of your domain, an \u201cexternal email\u201d banner, and alerts on auto-forwarding rules created without your knowledge.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<h2>Prepare your people<\/h2>\n<div class=\"alt-step\"><div class=\"alt-num\">9<\/div><div class=\"alt-step-body\"><h3>Train continuously, not once a year<\/h3><p>Annual training is quickly forgotten. What works: short, regular lessons, realistic phishing simulations and a culture where people report a mistake within five minutes instead of hiding it. A click admitted early costs far less than an intrusion discovered five weeks later.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"alt-step\"><div class=\"alt-num\">10<\/div><div class=\"alt-step-body\"><h3>Adopt a protocol against deepfakes and AI calls<\/h3><span class=\"alt-tag\">Fast-growing threat<\/span><p>A few seconds of public audio are now enough to clone a voice. Employees have already made multimillion-dollar transfers after a video call where the \u201cCFO\u201d and colleagues were all AI-generated.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Mandatory call-back<\/strong> to a known number (never the one provided in the call or email) before any transfer or change of banking details.<\/li><li><strong>Code word<\/strong> agreed on in person between executives and accounting, never written in an email. Do the same with your family against the \u201cgrandchild in trouble\u201d scam.<\/li><li><strong>Dual approval<\/strong> for payments above a threshold.<\/li><li>Be wary of urgency and secrecy: they are the two levers behind all of these frauds.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"alt-step\"><div class=\"alt-num\">11<\/div><div class=\"alt-step-body\"><h3>Set rules for AI use at work<\/h3><p>AI tools are valuable, but a confidential document pasted into a public tool can leave your control. Choose company-approved tools tied to your business accounts, and write a simple rule about what can and can\u2019t be copied into them: client personal information, legal files, financial data.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"alt-step\"><div class=\"alt-num\">12<\/div><div class=\"alt-step-body\"><h3>Have a response plan ready\u2026 on paper<\/h3><p>On the day of an attack, email and the network may no longer be available. Print out who to call (IT support, cyber insurer, lawyer), who makes the decisions, and how to isolate a computer without shutting it down. In Quebec, also plan for notifying the Commission d\u2019acc\u00e8s \u00e0 l\u2019information if personal information is involved (Law 25).<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"alt-callout\"><p><strong>Where to start?<\/strong> If you only do three things this month: phishing-resistant MFA for everyone (step 1), a tested immutable backup (step 6) and the call-back rule before any transfer (step 10).<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"alt-cta\"><p>Want to know where your business stands on these 12 steps?<\/p><a class=\"alt-btn\" href=\"tel:+18334441041\">Appelez le tech \u00b7 1 833 444-1041<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"alt-sources\"><p><strong>Sources<\/strong><\/p><ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/netwrix.com\/en\/resources\/blog\/nist-password-guidelines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netwrix \u2013 NIST SP 800-63B revision 4 guidelines<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forrester.com\/blogs\/microsoft-makes-passkeys-default-what-identity-and-security-leaders-need-to-do\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forrester \u2013 Microsoft makes passkeys the default<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cybelangel.com\/blog\/deepfake-ceo-fraud-how-voice-cloning-targets-us-executives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CybelAngel \u2013 CEO fraud through voice cloning<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Passkeys, passphrases, ongoing training and a protocol against AI-cloned calls: the 12 measures that truly protect an SMB in 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2144,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-and-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.7 (Yoast SEO v28.7) - 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