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IT guides for small Hawaii businesses

Plain-language checklists you can work through yourself, based on guidance from CISA, NIST, the FTC, Ready.gov and the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency. Each guide lists its sources.

  1. 01 · IT basics5 min readSmall business IT checklist for Hawaii: accounts, backups, devices and offboardingSeven areas to check, in the order that usually matters most, drawn from CISA, NIST and FTC guidance for small businesses and adapted for teams spread across the islands.Know your accounts and who controls themSeparate everyday and admin accountsTurn on multi-factor sign-in, in the right orderRetire shared passwordsBack up with 3-2-1, then prove it restoresKeep devices updated and encryptedAn offboarding runbook for the day someone leavesRead the guide
  2. 02 · Readiness5 min readPower outage and hurricane readiness for a small business’s ITWhat to back up and where it lives, how to keep working when the office is dark, and what to check afterwards, using guidance from HI-EMA, Ready.gov and CISA.Know what you would need to restore, and where it livesBefore the season: backups that survive the buildingPower: chargers, surge protection and UPS basicsInternet: the phone hotspot fallbackA contact tree that works without the officeAfter the event: a recovery checklistRead the guide

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