Federal agencies follow strict frameworks like NIST and CMMC. SMBs may think those standards don’t apply to them — but increasingly, they do.
Borrowing government-grade IT practices benefits SMBs by:
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Strengthening defenses against modern cyber threats
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Meeting client requirements for secure partnerships
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Preparing for regulation creep as standards expand to SMBs
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Building trust with customers who value strong security
Adopting frameworks doesn’t mean enterprise expense. MSPs like ALCO adapt best practices for SMB scale, implementing controls like MFA, least-privilege access, and immutable backups without enterprise overhead.
