Securing a small shop LAN app: network basics for a business VM
A lot of small businesses now run their core software as a virtual machine on a computer in the back room. Staff open it in a browser from the counter PC, a laptop or a phone, and the data stays in the building. That also means the shop's local network is now the front door to customer records, prices and inventory. You don't need an IT department to lock that door. You need a handful of habits, done once and checked now and then. This checklist assumes one host machine, one VM and an ordinary…