What Problem Did the Feature Describe?
Small businesses face growing pressure to improve their cybersecurity. It comes from regulation, from the procurement requirements of larger customers, and from the steady rise in scams and malware. Yet many have no IT team, no security budget, and no time to work through complex security tools.
The pressure is sharpest in regulated sectors. Our healthcare, legal and financial-services customers are being asked to meet cybersecurity and data protection standards they have not had to meet before. At the same time, AI has made attacks cheaper to carry out, which makes smaller organisations worth targeting.
What Puts Cybersecurity Within Reach?
A product designed around the smaller business from the start. In print, StrongKeep's section ran under the headline "Providing SMEs with accessible cybersecurity", and set out how we do it.
"Our product can be deployed in minutes, covers the main risks out of the box and can be run by users without technical training."
StrongKeep, in The Business Times, 13 October 2026
The tools a small business needs come bundled into one product, and the configuration and monitoring that would normally need an analyst are automated. Businesses in regulated sectors can add compliance tooling on our higher plans.
"Our vision is for every company in the world, no matter how small, to feel secure as they adopt technology and not fall prey to hackers or scammers."
StrongKeep, in The Business Times, 13 October 2026
What Did the Feature Look Like in Print?
What Is the Emerging Enterprise Award?
An award that recognises startups and young businesses across Singapore and Asia. The 2026 awards are co-presented by The Business Times and OCBC, and StrongKeep was named one of 18 finalists. Online, The Business Times featured a group of finalists under "Building solutions for changing needs". StrongKeep's section ran in print as "Providing SMEs with accessible cybersecurity".
- Building solutions for changing needs, The Business Times, 13 October 2026
Related Reading
- Why did a cybersecurity company win a legal tech competition?, on The Lion's Pit at TechLaw.Fest 2026.
- Spotlight: A startup trying to IKEA-ify cybersecurity for SMEs, the Tech in Asia profile.
- Why don't smaller businesses have cybersecurity?, Gaurav in e27 on why the supply side was never built.
Frequently Asked Questions
Was StrongKeep a finalist for the Emerging Enterprise Award 2026?
Yes. StrongKeep was named one of 18 finalists for the Emerging Enterprise Award 2026, which is co-presented by The Business Times and OCBC. The Business Times featured StrongKeep in its finalist series on 13 October 2026.
Who is StrongKeep built for?
Smaller, cost-conscious businesses with no IT team or security budget. The product is designed so that people without technical training can set it up and run it, and it can be deployed in minutes.
Why are smaller businesses under more pressure to improve their cybersecurity?
Three forces come up in the feature. Regulation is raising expectations, larger customers are writing security requirements into procurement, and scams and malware keep rising. AI has also made attacks cheaper to carry out, which makes smaller organisations worth targeting.
What Does StrongKeep Do?
StrongKeep is a self-serve cybersecurity platform for small and medium businesses. It bundles endpoint protection, phishing and malicious-link filtering, credential management, staff awareness training and phishing simulations, all run by the business itself from one dashboard. Compliance tooling is available on higher plans. StrongKeep holds the CSA Cyber Essentials Mark. Built for teams without an IT department. Plans are on the pricing page.
