Security considerations for adopting Claude Code and Cowork for SMBs

You are a security leader at a small or medium-sized business (SMB), and your organization has decided to adopt Claude. If you are like me, after the initial “surprise” wears off, you probably want to quickly get your arms around what adopting Claude means for the business, and for security specifically. Below are some lessons I learned, witnessed as a bystander or heard from fellow security leaders in the SMB space.