# Cyber security checklist for Irish businesses

> Twelve checks a business owner can do in ten minutes, without an IT background: accounts, devices, backups and people. Print it, tick it, fix what is open.

*Source: https://panoptic.ie/resources/cyber-security-checklist*

# The ten-minute cyber security checklist.

Twelve checks, four groups, one line on why each matters. Written for the person who runs the business, not the person who runs the servers. Tick what is in place, and fix what is open in the order it appears.

[Ask us to check it with you](https://panoptic.ie/contact)

## 1Accounts and access

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## 2Devices and updates

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## 3Backups and recovery

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## 4People and email

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## Email me the results

0 of 12 ticked. We send the open items with what to do about each, then one short security note a quarter. Unsubscribe any time. [Privacy](https://panoptic.ie/privacy-policy)

**Scored fewer than nine?** That is normal for a business that has never had an outside look, and every open item on this list is a fixed-price job. [Talk to us](https://panoptic.ie/contact) and we will go through it with you, or read [the guides](https://panoptic.ie/guides) for the how.

Panoptic IT Solutions, Cork and Kilkenny. Last reviewed September 2026.