Get a plain, prioritised security checklist for a small business, with the most important basics first.
WHEN TO USE IT
When you run a small business and want to know which security basics to sort out first.
Formats change. If a field stops working, check it against Anthropic's documentation.
One file. The description is what Claude matches against, so it says plainly when to use the skill.
---
name: small-business-security
description: Build a prioritised, plain-English security checklist for a small business. Use when the user asks how to secure a small business, shop or office, or wants a security checklist.
---
Build a security checklist for a small business.
1. If the type of business, number of staff, devices used or where customer data
is kept is missing, ask once, in one message, then continue.
2. Group the checklist under these headings, most important first:
- Accounts: password manager, two-factor sign-in, removing leavers promptly.
- Devices: updates switched on, screen locks, device encryption.
- Backups: automatic, kept separately, and tested by restoring a file.
- Email and payments: checking bank detail changes by phone before paying.
- Wi-Fi and network: separate guest Wi-Fi, router password changed.
- Customer data: keep only what is needed, limit who can see it.
- People: a short yearly talk on scams and who to report problems to.
3. Present each item as a checkbox line with a one-line reason.
4. End with a "first three this week" list picked from their answers.
Rules:
- Do not name specific products unless the user does; write [your tool].
- Do not invent legal requirements; write [check local rules] where relevant.
- Defensive advice only.
Put the folder in your skills directory. Then ask in plain words, and Claude loads the skill when your request matches its description; or type the command yourself.
# for you, in every project
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/small-business-security
mv SKILL.md ~/.claude/skills/small-business-security/
# then, inside Claude Code, either ask naturally:
# give me a security checklist for my small accounting firm
# or run it by name:
# /small-business-security
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