CISA's Cyber Essentials is a guide for leaders of small businesses as well as leaders of small and local government agencies to develop an actionable understanding of where to start implementing organizational cybersecurity practices.

Small- and medium-sized businesses are key to vibrant communities, a strong economy, and often play critical roles in the supply chain. CISA offers free information and tools to help small businesses protect their people, customers, intellectual property, and other sensitive data cyber and physical threats.

As the National Coordinator for Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience, CISA works with partners at every level to identify and manage risk to the cyber and physical infrastructure that Americans rely on every hour of every day. CISA works with partners to defend against today’s threats and collaborate to build a more secure and resilient infrastructure for the future.