For sole traders & small businesses Quiz

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The assessment tool is designed for small businesses with under 10 employees who are looking for an introduction to cyber security.
For larger organisations or organisations who have started on their cyber security journey, we recommend reading our Small Business Handbook (opens in a new tab) or 10 Areas to Improve Cybersecurity Readiness (opens in a new tab).

Do you have a recent backup of All your important work information?

Important information could include emails, invoices, accounts, customer data, appointments, and software.

Backup could include information saved to the cloud or an external hard drive or USB stick.

Yes

No / Not Sure

Where do you backup your important information?

The cloud

USB connected hard drive (e.g. USB stick or external hard drive)

Network connected hard drive (e.g. NAS drive)

A combination of these

No, I do not Backup Data

Is your USB connected hard drive plugged in when you're not performing a Backup?

Yes

Do you have automatic backups turned on?

Yes

Not Sure

For your cloud or network connected backup, do you have automatic backups turned on?

Yes

Not Sure

If you needed to access important information from your backup quickly, do you know how to do this?

Yes

Do you use a strong password for your work email?

A strong password is usually one that would be difficult to guess and DOES NOT include any combination of personal information, popular words or number sequences (e.g. don't use 'p@ssword' or 'Manama123' or 'CPR Number')

Yes

Not Sure

Is your work email password different from all other passwords you use?

Yes

Not Sure

10.

Do you interact (respond/click/download) with emails sent by your trusted colleagues, even if you have the slightest doubt about the content such as the body of the email or the attachments?

Yes

Not sure

11.

Is two-factor authentication (2FA) turned on for all your important work accounts that provide it?

This could include:
Email, Banking, Social Media or any other online accounts critical to the running of your business.

Yes

Not Sure

12.

What devices do you use for work?

Laptop and/or desktop computer

Mobile phone and/or tablet

A combination of these

13.

If you observe that your PC or Server is in an abnormal state or showing abnormal activities, Do you stop the operations on such devices and disconnect them from the network?

Yes

Not sure

14.

Do you have the following security features turned on for all your main work devices, where possible?

Screen to auto-lock after a period of inactivity
PIN code, passcode, fingerprint, face ID (or other biometric) to access your device
Find my device (for Apple devices)
Play protect (for Android devices)

Yes

15.

On your laptop or desktop computer, is the firewall turned on and anti-virus enabled where provided?

Firewall and anti-virus are security features that are built into Windows and macOS, and can be found in your computer's settings. However, you may have also chosen to purchase a product that provides these, or additional features, from a third party.

Yes

Not Sure

16.

If you are handling different projects and need to have various log in credentials, do you encrypt or password protect those stored username and passwords?

Yes

Not sure

17.

Are all your main work devices running the most up-to-date software?

Software includes: The device's operating system and any apps on the device

Yes

Not Sure

18.

Are all your main work devices set to update software automatically?

Software includes: The device's operating system and any apps on the device

Yes

Not Sure

19.

Why aren't all your main work devices running the most up to date software?

I don't know how to update my software

I don't want to update my software

I don't have enough space / memory

My devices are too old

Other

20.

Before installing software to your main work devices, do you check it's from an official source?

This may include checking it's from a well-known brand, performing a web search or only downloading from a manufacturer approved store such as Apple App store or Google Play.

Always

Sometimes

Never