Cyber Essentials for Business

Cyber security is vital for businesses who are increasingly reliant on IT and online systems. Achieving the Cyber Essentials certification is a cost effective and practical way to protect your business from cyber threats and reduce your online vulnerabilities.

Cyber Essentials

What is Cyber Essentials?

Cyber Essentials is a Government backed scheme supported by the NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre).  It enables organisations to demonstrate their commitment to cyber security in a simple and low-cost way.  It focuses on the successful implementation of five key cyber security measures (or controls) which can protect your business from around 80% of common cyber-attacks.

Cyber Essentials provides base-level security certification and shows you have the key controls in place. Cyber Essentials Plus includes a more in-depth audit of your key controls and systems.

Increase risk of cyber-attacks

The NCSC has warned of an increase in cyber-attacks including phishing emails, malware from bogus websites and downloads, ransomware attacks and Denial of Service attacks. A security breach can affect large numbers of devices and services and is costly in terms of time and resources to deal with.

Benefits of Cyber Essentials

By implementing the recommended controls and achieving Cyber Essentials certification, your business will be able to demonstrate your commitment to cyber security and:

  • Prevent most cyber-attacks
  • Reassure customers and suppliers that you are working to protect their data
  • Attract new business or funding from organisations who require Cyber Essentials certification
  • Apply for Government contracts which require Cyber Essentials certification

Get in touch about our Cyber Essentials support for business

Our System IT qualified cyber security practitioners will guide you through the Cyber Essentials process, test and assess your current controls and implement the necessary improvements for your organisation to achieve the accreditation and protect your business from a cyber-attack.

Contact us today to find out how we can help. 

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