Guarding the Beehive: Cybersecurity for Utah's Business Community

Part I — The What & The Why

• What cybersecurity actually is (and is not)
• What it costs when things go wrong — real numbers, real consequences
• The playbook attackers use against businesses like yours
• A simple framework to organize your security efforts

Part II — The Controls That Matter

• People and identity — why you, the owner, are often the biggest risk
• Devices and endpoint security
• Email, web, and collaboration security
• Data protection — your digital safety net
• Networks and cloud basics
• Vendor and third-party risk

Part III — When It Matters Most

• Incident response and business continuity
• Compliance and governance
• A direct note to Utah business owners
• Jargon decoder and Utah cybersecurity resources

This book is for every business owner along the Wasatch Front — and honestly, anywhere in Utah — who knows they should be doing more about cybersecurity but does not know where to start.

Maybe you are running a dental practice in Murray. A construction company in Riverton. A law firm in downtown Salt Lake. A growing startup in Lehi. A family business in Sandy that has been around for thirty years.

You are not a tech expert. You should not have to be. But this book will give you the right questions to ask your IT provider — because holding them accountable is one of the most important things you can do.

Choose how you want it:

John Huston is the founder of Brivy IT, a managed IT services provider headquartered in Sandy, Utah. He has spent his entire career in the office technology space working across nearly every industry — developing a deep commitment to helping businesses solve problems through technology.

John also co-hosts The Small Business IT Briefing podcast with Adam Butler, covering practical technology and cybersecurity topics for business owners.