Cybersecurity Services for Massachusetts Small Businesses
Power Up Boston provides practical cybersecurity for small and mid-sized businesses in Plymouth, on the South Shore, and across Massachusetts: endpoint protection, email security, multi-factor authentication, patching, backups, staff training, and the written policies that insurers and regulators ask for. The goal is simple: one bad email should not be able to shut your business down.
We do not sell fear or a stack of tools you will never look at. We put the controls in place that stop the attacks small businesses actually see, then keep them running.
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We'll review your current setup, identify immediate risks, and recommend next steps in plain English.
Who this is for
The businesses that call us about security are rarely reacting to a headline. They are reacting to something closer to home:
- Someone in accounting almost wired money after an email that looked like it came from the owner.
- A staff member's Microsoft 365 account was used to send phishing to every client in the contact list.
- The cyber-insurance renewal or a customer's vendor questionnaire asks about MFA, EDR, backups, and a written security policy, and the honest answers are 'sometimes' and 'no.'
- You handle patient records, card payments, or personal information of Massachusetts residents and know the WISP rule (201 CMR 17.00) applies but have never written the plan.
- A former employee still has access to email, the file share, or the camera system.
- The office computers run whatever antivirus came with them, updates are 'later', and nobody would know if something was already inside the network.
What's included
We build security in layers, in an order that matches how small businesses actually get compromised. Most engagements include these pieces, sized to the business:
Security assessment
We inventory every account, device, and service that touches your data, check for exposed remote access, weak or shared passwords, missing MFA, out-of-date systems, and unmonitored admin accounts, and rank the findings by real risk rather than by tool output.
Multi-factor authentication everywhere it matters
Email, remote access, cloud file storage, banking-adjacent systems, and administrative accounts get MFA rolled out with your staff walked through it, plus conditional rules that block logins from places your business never operates.
Endpoint detection and response (EDR)
Managed EDR on every workstation and server that watches behavior, not just signatures, isolates a compromised machine automatically, and alerts us so we can investigate. This is what insurers mean when they ask about 'next-gen' endpoint protection.
Email security and phishing protection
Advanced filtering, link and attachment scanning, impersonation protection for executive and finance names, and correctly configured SPF, DKIM, and DMARC so your own domain is harder to spoof.
Patch and vulnerability management
Operating systems, browsers, and common applications are updated on a schedule, firewalls and network gear get firmware, and periodic vulnerability scans catch what slipped through.
Firewall and network hardening
Business-grade firewall configuration, guest and IoT networks separated from the office, unnecessary open ports closed, and secure remote access instead of exposed remote desktop.
Backups that survive ransomware
Immutable or offline copies of servers and Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace data, tested restores, and a recovery plan. Backups are the control that turns a ransomware attack from a disaster into a bad week. See our backup and disaster recovery service.
Security awareness training and phishing simulations
Short, regular training your staff will actually complete, and simulated phishing so you know who clicks and can coach them, not shame them.
Written policies and compliance documentation
A Written Information Security Program for the Massachusetts WISP rule, acceptable-use and password policies, incident response steps, and the evidence packages that HIPAA, PCI DSS, and CMMC reviews expect.
Incident response
When something does happen, you call one number. We contain the affected accounts or machines, determine what was accessed, restore from clean backups, and help you with notification obligations under Massachusetts law.
At a glance
- Security assessment with prioritized findings
- Multi-factor authentication rollout
- Endpoint detection & response (EDR)
- Email security & phishing protection
- Patch & vulnerability management
- Firewall & network hardening
- Security awareness training & phishing simulations
- Compliance support (HIPAA, PCI DSS, MA WISP, CMMC)
How it works
- 1
Quick call
What kind of data you handle, what systems you run, whether an insurer, customer, or regulator is asking questions, and whether anything has already happened.
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Free assessment
We review accounts, devices, email configuration, remote access, backups, and existing policies, on site or remotely. You get a prioritized findings list in plain English.
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Proposal in priority order
The scope shows what to fix first (usually MFA, EDR, backups, and email security), what can follow, and what it costs monthly and one-time. Nothing is bundled that you do not need.
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Remediation and rollout
We deploy the controls, communicate the changes to your staff so MFA and new rules do not become a surprise, and document everything.
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Ongoing monitoring and review
EDR and email alerts are watched, patches keep flowing, training continues, and we review the security posture with you periodically so the documentation stays true.
Why a local Massachusetts security team
Power Up Boston has been based at 24 Samoset St in Plymouth, MA since 2009. In 17+ years we have worked with 1,622+ businesses across 68 communities on the South Shore, Cape Cod, and Greater Boston, and we hold a 4.9/5 rating from 124 Google reviews (as of September 2026). Call (508) 617-1310 and a person picks up.
Cybersecurity for a small business is not a product; it is a set of habits that need a human to maintain them. We are in Plymouth, we know the Massachusetts data-security rules that apply to businesses here, and we are the same team that runs your day-to-day IT, so security decisions are made with your actual operations in mind instead of in a vacuum.
When something goes wrong, you talk to a person who already knows your environment, and if it needs hands on site, we come to you.
Compliance support for regulated businesses
If you are a medical or dental practice, a business that takes card payments, a defense subcontractor, or simply a Massachusetts company that stores customers' personal information, specific rules apply. We map controls and documentation to HIPAA, PCI DSS, CMMC Level 1, and the Massachusetts WISP requirement (201 CMR 17.00), and we keep the evidence current so a renewal or audit is a file you already have.
- HIPAA safeguards for medical and dental offices
- PCI DSS scope reduction and self-assessment support for retailers and restaurants
- CMMC Level 1 practices for small defense suppliers
- Massachusetts WISP (201 CMR 17.00) written program and staff training
How cybersecurity pricing works
Most security controls are priced per user or per device on a monthly basis, and one-time work (the assessment remediation, policy writing, firewall replacement) is quoted as a project. The assessment comes first so the proposal reflects what you actually have rather than a generic bundle. If you already have managed IT with us, most of the baseline controls are part of that plan.
“Nothing but great things to say about Chris and Power Up Boston! Customer service is A+++ Always available when I need them. They handle all our IT, cameras, and networking. Couldn't run my business without them.”
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Frequently asked questions
We're a small business. Are we really a target?
Yes, mostly because attacks are automated. Phishing kits and credential-stuffing tools do not care how big you are; they care whether MFA is off and whether a stolen password still works. Small businesses are also targeted specifically for wire fraud because approvals are informal.
What should we fix first?
In almost every assessment the first four items are the same: MFA on email and remote access, managed EDR on every device, tested backups that an attacker cannot delete, and email filtering with impersonation protection. Those four stop the majority of incidents we see.
Do you help with cyber-insurance applications?
Yes. We put the controls in place that the questionnaires ask about, and we give you accurate documentation so the answers on the application match reality. That matters at claim time.
Can you write our WISP for the Massachusetts data security regulation?
Yes. 201 CMR 17.00 requires businesses that hold Massachusetts residents' personal information to maintain a Written Information Security Program. We write it to reflect the controls you actually have, train your staff on it, and update it when things change.
Do you offer security awareness training?
Yes. Short recurring modules plus periodic simulated phishing. Reports show completion and click rates so you can see improvement over time.
What do we do if we think we've been breached?
Call (508) 617-1310. Do not turn machines off or start deleting emails. We isolate the affected accounts and devices, preserve what is needed to understand the scope, restore from backups, and walk you through any notification requirements.
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