The Fastest, Clearest Way to Actually Implement Cybersecurity in Your Small Business.
A 3-day live workshop for owners who don't have time to become IT experts. Learn exactly which cybersecurity controls to implement, in what order, and how to do it efficiently without wasting money, with a working practitioner answering your questions live, including the AI risks most small businesses miss right now.
3 live days · Current State Map + 90-Day Plan · Recordings and templates yours to keep
August 5, 2026 · Seats capped so every business gets airtime
Workshop starts August 5, 2026
Why most small businesses stay unprotected
It's not laziness. It's five things in the way.
You already know cybersecurity matters. The problem has never been motivation, it's been wasted spend, AI blind spots, missed basics, wrong order, and endless research. This workshop is built to eliminate all five in 3 days.
Wasted spend
Most owners either buy nothing or buy everything a vendor pitches them. Both are expensive. This workshop shows you exactly which controls actually move the needle, and which line items to cancel.
AI blind spots
Your team is probably already using AI tools you don't know about, pasting customer data, financials, and passwords into chatbots that remember it. We show you how to spot shadow AI and put a simple policy in place before it becomes your next breach.
Missed basics
80% of breaches come from 5 things being missing. Not exotic threats. Basics. You'll walk out knowing exactly which of the 5 you have, which you don't, and the fastest way to close each gap.
Wrong order
Buying EDR before you've turned on MFA is like installing an alarm on a house with no doors. We give you the exact implementation order so every dollar and every hour produces real protection.
Endless research
You've already lost weekends Googling 'best small business cybersecurity.' Stop. In 3 days you'll have the answers, the checklist, and someone to ask when you get stuck, including what to do about AI tools your team already uses.
The honest truth
"I know I need to do this. I just don't know where to start."
That's the sentence we hear most from small business owners. Not "I don't care." Not "I don't believe in it." Just, "I don't know where to start, so nothing happens."
Meanwhile every vendor pitches you a different product, every article gives you a different checklist, and your IT person answers in a language you don't speak. On top of that, your team is already using AI tools, ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, free image generators , often with customer data, financials, or passwords inside them, and you have no policy for it. So the months go by, and you're still exposed on the exact same basics.
The truth is that proper cybersecurity for a small business isn't complicated. It's about a small number of specific controls, done in the right order, without overspending , plus a clear, simple rule for how AI gets used in your business. The only thing that's ever been missing is somebody sitting down with you and showing you exactly what to do.
That's this workshop. 3 days. Clear steps. Live answers. Real implementation, including your AI use policy.
Four things that turn "someday" into "done in 3 days."
This isn't a 40-hour course. It's a focused workshop designed around the four things that actually determine whether cybersecurity gets implemented in a small business , including the new AI risks that keep owners up at night.
The 12 controls that matter
Cybersecurity has hundreds of possible controls. For a business your size, twelve of them do 90% of the work. We name all twelve, in order, and show you how to check each one on your setup in minutes, not weeks.
The right order of operations
Doing the right things in the wrong order wastes money. We give you the exact sequence: what to turn on first, what to buy second, what to write down third. Every step compounds. Nothing is filler.
Live answers to your real questions
The reason nothing gets implemented is that owners hit one weird question and stall. On Day 3 you ask anything about your setup, Microsoft or Google, in-office or remote, one person or fifty, and get a specific answer, not a generic one.
AI risks handled like any other control
AI isn't a separate scary topic, it's just another control to put in place. We show you how to find shadow AI use, write a one-page AI policy, and choose safe tools so your team gets the benefits without leaking customer data or passwords.
Before Day 1 · 15 minutes, no jargon
"Just tell me what to look at first."
Before Day 1 you answer 5 plain questions: how many people, Microsoft or Google, who does your IT, cyber insurance yes or no, and what data would hurt most if it got out. That's the whole prep, 15 minutes on a coffee break. From there the workshop does the heavy lifting, and by the end of Day 3 you'll be further along than most small businesses ever get.
The 3 days
See it. Plan it. Do it.
See Exactly What You Have (and What You're Missing)
"I don't even know what we already have in place."
We walk through the same short assessment the pros use, in plain English, and map your current setup against the 12 controls that actually matter for a business your size. No 300-question audit. No jargon. By the end of Day 1 you have a one-page picture of where you stand today: what's already working, what's half-done, and what's missing entirely. This is the foundation everything else builds on.
★ You'll also see where AI tools are quietly leaking your data today, the fastest, cheapest gap most owners can close in a single afternoon.
You leave with: Your Current State Map, green / yellow / red across the 12 controls that matter.
The Right Order to Implement, For Maximum Protection Per Dollar
"There's a hundred things to do. Where do I actually start?"
This is the day that saves you the most time and money. We take your Current State Map and turn it into a ranked, sequenced implementation plan: what to do this week, this month, and this quarter, in the exact order that produces the most protection per dollar and per hour. You'll leave knowing which "security" line items to cancel, which to keep, and which two or three moves will do more for you than the last five years of IT spending combined.
★ You'll get the same prioritization framework we use with paying clients, including where AI-powered defenses genuinely help, and where they're just marketing.
You leave with: Your 90-Day Implementation Plan, sequenced by impact, with time and cost estimates.
Actually Do It, Live Implementation & Q&A
"I have the plan. Now walk me through actually doing it."
Day 3 is hands-on. We work through the top items on your plan together, turning on multi-factor authentication the right way, tightening email, cleaning up who has access to what, setting up a backup you can actually restore from. You bring your questions, your setup, your weird edge cases. We answer them live. By the end of the day, real protections are in place, not on a to-do list.
★ We finish with the one-page "what to do when something goes wrong" playbook, so if a scam email lands or a laptop goes missing, you and your team already know the next three steps.
You leave with: Working controls in place + your one-page Incident Playbook.
Get these 6 in place and you're ahead of most small businesses on the planet.
Cybersecurity people love to make this complicated. It isn't. If you get these six controls implemented, properly, not just checked off, you close the doors that attackers actually walk through. The sixth one is new: a simple AI-use rule so your team doesn't accidentally train a chatbot on your customer data. Everything else is refinement.
The workshop is built around getting you through these six in the right order , starting with the ones that cost nothing and take an hour, and ending with the ones that need a small budget and a plan. By Day 3 you'll know exactly where each one stands in your business.
The 6 foundational controls
A second lock on every account that matters.
Multi-factor authentication on email, banking, admin, cloud.
Real protection on every computer and phone.
Modern endpoint protection on every device.
Backups you've actually restored from, not just backups that exist.
Regularly tested restore process.
Clear rules for who has access to what.
Least-privilege access with a periodic review.
Clear rules for how your team uses AI tools.
AI use policy, approved-tool list, and shadow-AI check.
A one-page plan for what to do when something goes wrong.
Written incident response playbook.
What's included
Everything you need to actually implement, for $7.
3 live workshop days with a working practitioner, bring your questions, get real answers.
Your Current State Map across the 12 controls that actually matter for a business your size.
Your 90-Day Implementation Plan, sequenced by impact, with time and cost estimates.
The step-by-step guides for the most common quick wins (MFA, email hardening, access cleanup, backup testing).
The one-page Incident Playbook, what you and your team do the moment something looks wrong.
A plain-English AI Use Policy and a Shadow AI checklist, so your team can use AI safely without leaking data.
Session recordings and templates you keep forever, reuse every time you hire, change tools, or renew insurance.
You'll leave with a current state map, a 90-day implementation plan, and working controls in place, plus a free follow-up strategy call if you get stuck implementing.
This is for you if…
- You own or run a small business (roughly 1 to 100 people).
- You know cybersecurity needs to happen, and you want to actually get it done, not just read about it.
- You don't have (or don't want to become) an in-house IT expert.
- You'd rather have someone tell you the right order than spend more weekends researching.
This isn't for you if…
- You're a large enterprise with a full internal security team already running.
- You want a certification course or a deep technical training.
- You want to buy a report and never actually implement anything.
Your host
A working practitioner, not a marketer.
I'm Marquis Carroll, the founder and lead consultant at MSC Security. For years I've worked hands-on with small businesses, professional services firms, non-profits, medical and dental practices, credit unions, and local operators, to implement cybersecurity that actually fits their size, budget, and risk.
I built this workshop because I kept hearing the same thing from owners: "I know I need to do this, but I don't know where to start." So I took the exact process we use with clients, mapping the current state, prioritizing the right controls, and sequencing implementation, and turned it into a live, 3-day working session.
- Direct, plain-English answers to your actual questions
- Real implementation experience across dozens of SMBs
- Practical AI security guidance, not fear-mongering
From past attendees
What owners say after the workshop.
One workshop · No upsell wall
Everything you get
- 3 live workshop days + Q&AIncluded
- Current State Map (12 controls)Included
- 90-Day Implementation PlanIncluded
- Step-by-step quick-win guidesIncluded
- One-page Incident PlaybookIncluded
- Recordings + templates, yours to keepIncluded
$7 is intentional. We'd rather fill the room with owners who actually implement than sell a course to a handful. Show up, do the work, and leave with real protection in place, not another PDF on your hard drive.
August 5, 2026 · Seats capped
Questions
Answered honestly.
I'm not technical, will I be able to follow this?+
Yes. This workshop is built specifically for owners who are not technical. Every concept is explained in plain English before we ever touch a setting. When we say "MFA," we say "a second lock beyond your password." If you can run a small business, you can absolutely follow along, and by Day 3 you'll be confidently implementing the basics yourself.
Why only 3 days? Isn't cybersecurity bigger than that?+
Cybersecurity as a field is huge. But implementing the right basics for a small business isn't, most owners can get 90% of the way there in a few focused days if someone tells them what to do and in what order. That's the whole point of this workshop: efficiency. You're not becoming a security expert. You're getting properly protected as fast as possible.
What if I can't make one of the live sessions?+
Every session is recorded and posted the same day. You can submit your questions in advance and we'll answer them live on the call, then you watch the reply on your schedule. Nobody falls behind.
We already have an IT provider. Do we still need this?+
Especially then. IT and security are different jobs, and most owners don't know what to ask their IT provider for, so nothing changes. Come to the workshop, get the list and the sequence, then walk it into your next IT meeting. Your provider will thank you.
What about AI? Is that covered?+
Yes, and it's treated as a practical control, not a futuristic threat. We'll show you how to find shadow AI use in your business, write a one-page AI use policy, pick safer AI tools, and train your team on what data never goes into a chatbot. Most owners leave this part surprised at how simple it is to fix.
Is $7 really the whole price? What's the catch?+
$7 is the whole price. No upsell wall, no "unlock the real content for $497." We keep the price this low on purpose, we'd rather help a room full of owners actually implement cybersecurity than sell a course to a handful. Some attendees choose to work with us afterward. Most don't. Both are fine.
In 3 days, cybersecurity stops being "someday."
You'll walk out with a map of where you stand today, a sequenced plan for the next 90 days, and real controls implemented in your business, not a stack of research and good intentions. For $7, choose the efficient way.
August 5, 2026 · Seats capped