Cybersecurity for small businesses — report-ready.

Run an SMB Essentials assessment (CIS Controls v8 — IG1), collect evidence per control, get stale-evidence reminders, and generate a report pack in minutes.

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Assessment

Yes / No / N/A + remarks — mapped to CIS IG1 (SMB baseline).

Evidence

Evidence requests per control with uploads/links and review dates.

Stale reminders

Weekly digest of what’s stale or due so you stay current.

Report pack

Executive summary + POA&M + Evidence index (one click).

CIS Controls v8 (IG1) Evidence-first SMB-friendly Ohio-based

Questions? Text/call 937-654-5343.

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What do you need help with?

Prefer email? gabe.holcomb@securedroots.com

How SMB Essentials works

A simple loop you can repeat quarterly without living in spreadsheets.

1

Choose framework

SMB Essentials (CIS IG1)
2

Run assessment

Yes/No/N/A + remarks
3

Collect evidence

Upload/link per control
4

Stay current

Stale evidence reminders
5

Generate report

Exec + POA&M + Evidence

Cybersecurity Services

Prefer hands-on help? We can implement the gaps your assessment finds and keep things sustainable.

Assessments & roadmaps (prioritized action plan)
Policies & controls (least privilege, vendors, backups)
Core hardening (MFA, EDR, patching cadence)
Awareness & phishing simulations
vCISO support & incident response readiness

Web Development

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From clean marketing sites to custom Laravel apps—built secure, fast, and easy to maintain.

Laravel builds (auth, dashboards, portals)
Tailwind UI, performance, SEO, accessibility
Stripe payments/subscriptions
Integrations (APIs, email/file workflows)
Hosting & maintenance (Forge/DO, backups, monitoring)

About the Founder

I’m Gabe Holcomb — USAF veteran, CISSP, and governance/risk practitioner. I focus on evidence-first, practical cybersecurity and shipping durable web software.

6 years USAF Aircraft Electrician
10 years DoD RMF experience
Governance, risk, and compliance
Laravel/Tailwind practitioner

About

Secured Roots helps small businesses build a repeatable cybersecurity baseline with evidence and reporting— and also delivers modern, secure web development when you need it.