Small businesses face real cyber threats but the security industry mostly ignores them. Think of the small businesses in your neighborhood. They might have a webpage, email and use several web services, but how can they be expected to know how to keep this tech configured appropriately? It is not reasonable at all to think they should have to learn the language of security and IT while also trying to run their business. But that is what the world expects of them.

I built a tool that can help. I could use your help testing it out so I can ensure it is ready for prime time.

Here is what I am trying to do:

– I want any small business to be able to use this tool to learn about the security posture of tech associated with their domain, and want it to be free for any small business to use.

– When a domain name is entered in the tool, it conducts scans and configuration checks on the domain and queries several databases. The system uses tools most security practitioners would know, but few small business owners would ever think about using.

– Rather than just dumping results on them, the scanning results are summarized and converted into plain language. The goal is to produce something that any small business owner would be able to understand.

My request:

If you know cybersecurity, please test the tool out and let me know what you think of the results. It has been tested by a small group of friends but I want to widen the circle of people who can kick the tires and give me feedback.

If you are not a security pro, would appreciate you testing and giving me feedback on how results are expressed. Test any domain and let me know what you think.

See https://securityscans.ai

Enter your domain. Run a scan or two. Check the results.

I’m looking for honest feedback. Try it on your domain or forward it to a small business owner you know. Is the report useful? Are the recommendations clear? What would make it better?

Comments and DMs welcome. The more direct, the better.