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Small Business Cybersecurity SolutionsSmall Businesses Are the Target.
Enterprise Security at Your Price.

The most common cybersecurity misconception among small businesses is "we're too small to be a target." The FBI reports that 43% of cyberattacks target small businesses — not because small businesses have more valuable data, but because attackers know they have smaller IT budgets, less security infrastructure, and employees who wear too many hats to catch every threat. Small businesses are easy targets, and attackers prioritize easy targets. Gradius delivers enterprise-grade cybersecurity solutions for small businesses — the same EDR, email security, SOC monitoring, and ransomware defense that large organizations deploy — at flat-rate pricing built for NJ, NY & CT small businesses, not enterprise budgets.

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Enterprise EDR & SOC at small-business pricing
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Ransomware defense & immutable backup
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Email security & MFA — phishing stopped
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99.9%
Uptime SLA Target
<15m
Response Time
24/7
NOC & SOC
SMB
Priced Security
Small Business Cybersecurity — NJ, NY & CT EDR on Every Device — No Signature Database Limits Email Security & Anti-Phishing MFA — Stolen Passwords Can't Log In Ransomware Defense & Immutable Backup U.S.-Based SOC — 24/7 Human Monitoring Small Business Priced — Enterprise Grade No Internal IT Team Required Free Security Assessment Small Business Cybersecurity — NJ, NY & CT EDR on Every Device — No Signature Database Limits Email Security & Anti-Phishing MFA — Stolen Passwords Can't Log In Ransomware Defense & Immutable Backup U.S.-Based SOC — 24/7 Human Monitoring Small Business Priced — Enterprise Grade No Internal IT Team Required Free Security Assessment
99.9%
Uptime SLA
Target
<15m
Avg Help Desk
Response Time
24/7
NOC & SOC
Coverage
43%
Attacks Target
Small Business
The Solutions

Six Cybersecurity Solutions Every Small Business
in NJ, NY & CT Needs — Explained Simply

Small businesses don't need enterprise IT jargon — they need to know what each security control does, what it stops, and what happens without it. Here's each solution in plain terms.

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Endpoint Protection (EDR) — Ransomware Stopped Before Files Are Encrypted
Every computer and laptop in your business needs protection that goes beyond basic antivirus. Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) watches what programs are doing — not just what they look like — and stops ransomware, malware, and attacks that have never been seen before. Basic antivirus misses modern threats because attackers design attacks specifically to evade signature-based tools. EDR catches them by detecting the behavior. When ransomware starts encrypting files on one computer, EDR stops it before it spreads to the rest of the network. Every device, every user. This is the foundation every small business security program starts with.
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Email Security — Stop Phishing Before It Reaches Your Employees
Email is how most attacks begin. A phishing email tricks an employee into clicking a link that installs malware. A fake invoice tricks the accounts payable team into wiring money. A spoofed email pretending to be from your bank harvests login credentials. Advanced email security filters out these threats before they reach your employees' inboxes — going far beyond what Microsoft 365's basic filtering catches. Combined with DMARC configuration that prevents attackers from sending fake emails that appear to come from your business, email security removes the most common entry point attackers use to get into small business networks.
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Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) — A Stolen Password Isn't Enough to Log In
Passwords get stolen. Data breaches expose them. Employees reuse them across personal and business accounts. Phishing harvests them. When a password is compromised, MFA means the attacker still can't log in — because they also need the second factor (a code sent to a phone, a biometric check, or an authentication app). For Microsoft 365 especially, turning on MFA is one of the highest-impact security steps a small business can take. Microsoft reports that MFA stops over 99% of account compromise attacks. Gradius enforces MFA across all business systems — not just Microsoft 365 — so a stolen password is a problem, not a breach.
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Ransomware Defense & Backup — Recover Without Paying
Ransomware is the most financially damaging attack small businesses face. It encrypts your files — customer records, financial data, business documents, everything — and demands payment to restore access. Many small businesses pay because they have no alternative. The alternative is immutable backup: backup copies stored in a way that ransomware cannot reach or encrypt, which means full recovery is possible without paying. Combined with EDR that tries to stop the ransomware before it runs, and network segmentation that limits how far it spreads if it does, the Gradius ransomware defense gives small businesses a recovery path that doesn't involve paying criminals.
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24/7 Security Monitoring — Someone Is Always Watching
Cyberattacks don't happen only during business hours. Ransomware is often deployed overnight or on weekends when no one is watching. Account compromises happen at 3 AM. Data exfiltration runs quietly in the background for days before anyone notices. Gradius's U.S.-based SOC monitors small business client environments 24 hours a day — watching for signs that something is wrong, responding to alerts, and stopping attacks before they cause damage. For a small business that doesn't have a dedicated IT person, having someone monitoring your security at all hours is the difference between catching an attack early and finding out about it from a ransomware note.
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Compliance & Cyber Insurance Readiness — Document What You've Done
If your business handles health information, payment cards, financial data, or personal information — you may have compliance obligations you don't know about. HIPAA for healthcare. PCI DSS if you accept credit cards. State data breach laws that require notification if customer data is exposed. Cyber insurance policies increasingly require documented security controls before they'll pay a claim. Gradius builds and maintains the compliance documentation that demonstrates your security program is real — so a regulator or insurer asking for proof of security gets documentation, not a conversation about what you were planning to implement.
All Services

All Six Small Business Cybersecurity Solutions
Delivered as One Managed Program

One partner. One monthly rate. All six solutions — EDR, email security, MFA, ransomware defense, 24/7 SOC monitoring, and compliance documentation — implemented, monitored, and maintained so you don't have to think about any of it.

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Small Business Cybersecurity
Small Business Cybersecurity Solutions

Complete cybersecurity for small businesses in NJ, NY & CT — EDR on every device, advanced email security and DMARC, MFA enforcement, ransomware defense with immutable backup, U.S.-based SOC monitoring 24/7, and compliance documentation — delivered as a managed program at flat-rate small-business pricing. No internal IT team required.

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Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity & SOC

24/7 U.S.-based SOC, endpoint detection & response (EDR), email security, and incident response — stopping threats before they impact your business.

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Cloud
Cloud & Microsoft 365

Fully managed Microsoft 365, Azure, cloud migrations, and virtual desktop — secured, optimized, and supported so your team works seamlessly from anywhere.

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Compliance
Compliance as a Service

HIPAA, SOC 2, NIST, PCI DSS, CMMC — ongoing compliance management, risk assessments, and audit-ready documentation so you're never scrambling.

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Networking
Network Management

Managed firewalls, Wi-Fi infrastructure, SD-WAN, and 24/7 NOC monitoring — fast, reliable, and secure networking at every office location.

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AI & Automation
Secure AI as a Service

We identify where your team loses time, then build secure AI agents and automation workflows that give your business measurable hours back every week.

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Communications
VoIP & Business Communications

Cloud VoIP, Microsoft Teams voice, and unified communications — modernize your phone system, cut costs up to 50%, and keep your team connected everywhere.

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Strategy
IT Consulting & vCIO

CIO-level technology roadmaps, vendor management, and budget planning — without the $180K salary. Vendor-neutral. Strategy-first. Built around your goals.

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Infrastructure
Low Voltage & AV Integration

Structured cabling, conference room AV, digital signage, access control, and IP surveillance — designed, installed, and supported under one roof.

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On-Site
On-Site IT Support & Smart Hands

Certified engineers dispatched to your location for equipment installs, hands-on troubleshooting, office moves, and infrastructure upgrades — nationwide coverage.

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Data Center
Remote Hands & Data Center

Certified engineers positioned nationwide for remote hands, smart hands, and data center deployments — available 24/7 with rapid dispatch.

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Partners
Strategic Technology Partners

Partnerships with Microsoft, Cisco, SentinelOne, and more — we source the right technology at the right price and manage vendor relationships on your behalf.

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Which of These Six Security Controls Does Your
Small Business Currently Have in Place?

Most small businesses have some but not all — antivirus but not EDR, basic email filtering but not DMARC, backup but not immutable backup. The gaps are where attacks succeed. Book a free security assessment and find out exactly which controls are in place, which are missing, and what it takes to close the gaps.

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Why Small Businesses Choose Gradius for Cybersecurity

Enterprise Security Controls at Prices That
Work for NJ, NY & CT Small Businesses

Small businesses face the same threats as large organizations but have a fraction of the security budget. Gradius delivers enterprise-grade cybersecurity solutions — EDR, SOC monitoring, email security, immutable backup — at flat-rate pricing designed for small businesses, fully managed so no internal IT expertise is required to maintain them.

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Small Businesses Are Targeted Specifically — Not Accidentally
Attackers don't pick targets randomly. They use automated tools to scan for businesses with weak security — unpatched systems, missing MFA, no email authentication, open RDP ports — and target the easiest ones. Small businesses appear in these scans more often than large organizations because they're less likely to have closed the known gaps. The misconception that small businesses are too small to be a target is itself the security gap attackers exploit. Gradius closes the specific vulnerabilities that make small businesses attractive targets.
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Enterprise Security at Small Business Pricing — Flat-Rate, Fully Managed
The security controls that protect large organizations — EDR with 24/7 SOC monitoring, advanced email security, immutable backup — used to require enterprise security teams to implement and maintain them. Managed security delivers the same controls at flat-rate pricing per user, fully managed by Gradius. A small business with 10 employees can have the same security posture as a 500-person organization — not because the technology is different, but because the delivery model makes it affordable and requires no internal security expertise to maintain.
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Ransomware Recovery Without Paying — Immutable Backup as the Last Line
The question every small business owner should be asking is: if ransomware encrypted every file on our computers today, could we recover without paying? For most small businesses, the honest answer is no — their backup is connected to the network, which means ransomware encrypts it too. Immutable backup is specifically designed to survive a ransomware attack. Gradius implements immutable backup for small businesses as a standard component of the security program — so the answer to that question becomes yes.
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Local On-Site Security — NJ, NY & CT Small Businesses
Gradius is headquartered in Hackensack with U.S.-based on-site engineers covering the full Tri-State area. Security implementation often requires physical access — deploying security agents on servers, configuring network equipment, and conducting hands-on assessments. For small businesses that don't have internal IT, Gradius is the IT and security team that shows up when something needs to be done in person.
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99.9%
Uptime SLA
Target
<15m
Avg Response
Time
24/7
NOC, SOC &
Help Desk
30–90
Days to
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Small Business Cybersecurity — Enterprise Grade — NJ, NY & CT
Getting Started

From First Call to Full Coverage
in Days — Not Months

No disruption. No lengthy onboarding. A fast, smooth transition to a partner that has your back from day one.

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Free Assessment
A Gradius security engineer assesses your small business's current security posture — which of the six controls are in place, which are missing, what specific vulnerabilities exist, and what a complete cybersecurity program would cost at your size. At no cost, no obligation.
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Custom Proposal
A flat-rate cybersecurity program sized for your small business — covering all six controls, implemented by Gradius, monitored 24/7, and maintained continuously. Priced per user, no surprises, no requirement for internal IT expertise to operate.
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Smooth Onboarding
Our engineers deploy, configure, and meet your team — typically live within 1–2 weeks without disrupting daily operations.
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Ongoing Partnership
EDR running on every device, email security filtering threats before they reach employees, MFA enforced on all systems, ransomware defense with immutable backup in place, 24/7 SOC watching for threats, and compliance documentation maintained — the complete small business cybersecurity program, continuously managed.
FAQ

Common Questions About
Small Business Cybersecurity

Gradius delivers the six cybersecurity controls every small business needs: enterprise EDR on every device (stops ransomware and malware that basic antivirus misses); advanced email security with DMARC configuration (stops phishing and spoofed emails before they reach employees); MFA enforcement on Microsoft 365 and all business systems (stolen passwords can't log in); ransomware defense with immutable backup (recover without paying); U.S.-based SOC monitoring 24/7 (someone is always watching); and compliance and cyber insurance documentation (proof that security controls are real and maintained). All six delivered as a managed program at flat-rate monthly pricing per user — no internal IT required.
Small businesses are targeted because attackers follow the path of least resistance. Large enterprises have security teams, enterprise-grade tools, and significant security budgets that make attacks harder and more expensive to execute. Small businesses typically have weaker defenses, fewer security controls, and employees who are busy doing their jobs rather than thinking about security — which makes them easier, faster, and cheaper to attack. Attackers use automated scanning tools that continuously probe the internet for specific vulnerabilities — unpatched software, missing MFA, weak email authentication, open remote desktop connections — and attack the organizations they find that have those gaps. Small businesses appear in those scans constantly. The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center data consistently shows 43% of cyberattacks target small businesses.
Gradius delivers the complete six-control cybersecurity program at flat-rate monthly pricing per user — typically in the range of $50–$150 per user per month depending on the specific controls included and the size of the organization. For a 10-person small business, that means a complete, enterprise-grade cybersecurity program for approximately $500–$1,500 per month — fully managed, no internal IT required. Compare this to the cost of a ransomware attack: the FBI reports the average ransomware payment from small businesses is $170,000, not counting downtime, data recovery costs, reputational damage, or regulatory consequences. The math is straightforward. A free security assessment gives you a specific cost for your organization's size and security requirements.
The consequences of a cyberattack on an unprepared small business are often severe. Ransomware: encrypted files, business operations stopped, a demand for payment in cryptocurrency with no guarantee of recovery even if paid — and downtime averaging several weeks while systems are rebuilt. Data breach: notification obligations to every affected customer under state breach laws, regulatory scrutiny, and the reputational damage of customers learning their information was exposed. Business email compromise: money wired to attackers that is almost never recovered. CISA data shows that 60% of small businesses that suffer a significant cyberattack go out of business within six months of the attack. Cybersecurity investment is business continuity investment.
Most small businesses have the core security controls — EDR, email security, MFA, and immutable backup — fully implemented within 1–2 weeks. SOC monitoring begins as soon as the monitoring agents are deployed. Compliance documentation is completed within 30 days. The entire program is operational within 30 days for most small businesses — which means security gaps that existed for years can be closed within a month. The free security assessment identifies which controls need to be implemented and in what order, so the highest-risk gaps are addressed first.
No long-term lock-ins. We offer month-to-month and annual agreements — your choice. Small businesses stay with Gradius because the security program is maintained, the threat monitoring is continuous, and the peace of mind that comes from having enterprise-grade cybersecurity in place is real — not aspirational. We earn the renewal every month through performance.
Service Area

Small Business Cybersecurity Solutions Across
NJ, NY & CT

Gradius IT Solutions serves businesses throughout the Tri-State area. Headquartered in Hackensack, NJ with coverage across Bergen, Hudson, Passaic, Essex, Union, Morris, Middlesex, Somerset, Sussex, Westchester, Rockland, and Fairfield Counties.

Free Small Business Security Assessment — NJ, NY & CT

Enterprise Cybersecurity. Small Business Price.
Six Controls. One Program. Fully Managed.

Gradius delivers enterprise-grade cybersecurity for small businesses in NJ, NY & CT — EDR, email security, MFA, ransomware defense, 24/7 SOC monitoring, and compliance documentation — at flat-rate pricing designed for small businesses. Book your free security assessment today.

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No contracts required
100% U.S.-based team
Results in 30–90 days
Hackensack, NJ based

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