Cybersecurity for a small business in Dubai does not need an enterprise budget: a properly configured firewall, multi-factor authentication on every account, managed endpoint protection, email filtering and tested backups stop the overwhelming majority of real-world attacks on SMEs. Listonics installs this baseline and keeps it monitored.
The attacks small offices actually face
- Phishing emails that harvest a password and take over a mailbox.
- Invoice fraud sent from a compromised or look-alike account.
- Ransomware arriving through email or an exposed remote-desktop port.
- Reused passwords leaked from another service.
- A departed employee whose access was never removed.
The baseline we install
- Business firewall with content filtering and no exposed remote-desktop ports.
- MFA on Microsoft 365 / Google Workspace and every admin account.
- Managed endpoint protection on every laptop and PC, monitored centrally.
- Email security: spam, phishing and impersonation filtering.
- Automated, versioned and off-site backups — tested.
- Joiner/leaver process so access is removed the day someone leaves.
Then keep it there
Security decays: a new laptop joins without protection, a firewall rule is opened for a project and never closed, MFA is turned off for an executive who found it annoying. Under managed support we review the baseline monthly and report anything that has drifted.
Frequently asked questions
A short review of the existing setup is part of our free assessment; it produces a prioritised list rather than a long report.
Yes. The baseline we install maps to the controls insurers and enterprise clients typically ask about, and we provide the evidence.
Short awareness sessions at onboarding and periodic simulated phishing tests, with the results reviewed together.
Last reviewed September 8, 2026 by the Listonics engineering team.