When you’re running a small business, you’re constantly balancing a lot—operations, customer service, growth, and, yes, security. And yet, password management often gets pushed to the sidelines. It’s easy to overlook. But it’s also one of the biggest risks small teams face today.

With remote work becoming the norm and everyone logging into multiple platforms every day, weak passwords and shared password spreadsheets just don’t cut it anymore. If your team still relies on memory or passes around login info, it’s time to rethink that approach.

Here’s why a password manager is not just helpful—it’s necessary.

Shadow IT isn’t always malicious—but it is always risky.

It’s the term for any hardware, software, or cloud services solution used by employees without approval from their company’s IT or security team. Think of a marketing team using an unapproved design app or a manager storing sensitive documents on a personal Dropbox. It’s convenient for the user—but potentially dangerous for the business.

In today’s workplace, where remote tools are widely accessible, shadow IT is more common than most organizations realize.