Cybersecurity for Small Biz: Your 1-Hour Website Emergency Plan

Presented during NSW Small Business Month – October 2025

Learn how to respond calmly and effectively if your website is hacked. This practical replay walks through a clear, five-step plan to help you limit damage, recover quickly, and lock your site down for the future.

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📺 Webinar Outline

This replay covers the full five-step Website Emergency Plan plus real-world examples and recommended tools.

  1. Don’t Panic, Contain the Damage: What to do first when you suspect your site has been hacked.
  2. Run Your First Five Checks: Quick diagnostic steps to understand what’s affected.
  3. Reset Access Safely: Change credentials, enable 2FA, and remove unwanted users.
  4. Call the Right People: Who to contact and what to ask them to do.
  5. Lock It Down for the Future: Habits for ongoing protection, updates, backups, monitoring.

✅ Key Takeaways

  • Stay calm – method beats mayhem.
  • Record evidence before making changes.
  • Secure all logins with strong passwords and MFA.
  • Call your host first, then your developer.
  • Keep monthly backups off-site and update plugins regularly.

About Zero Point Development

Zero Point Development helps Australian small businesses build, manage, and protect their websites.

Founded by Wil Brown, ZPD provides digital strategy, web design, and practical education for business owners who want secure, high-performing websites without the tech overwhelm.

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