Effective cyber security: a business essential!
Cyber security needn’t be a daunting challenge for small businesses. You can protect your organisation, whatever its size, against the most common cyber threats.
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) offers essential guidance, tools and services to help you protect yourself. As the national technical authority for cyber threats, the NCSC is dedicated to making the UK the safest place to live and work online.
Good cyber security keeps your data and assets safe and is crucial for business growth.
Starting point: NCSC Small Business Guide
Five straightforward steps from the NCSC’s Small Business Guide can greatly reduce the risk of your business becoming a victim of cyber crime today. This proactive approach - from backing up your data regularly to using passwords and 2-step verification to prevent unauthorised access to your devices – helps safeguard your business. It may also preserve your time, money and reputation.
Next steps: Cyber Essentials certification!
Take your cyber security one step further by seeking certification under the Cyber Essentials scheme, which has the benefit of demonstrating to your clients (or prospective clients) that you take the protection of their data seriously. Cyber Essentials is the UK Government's minimum standard for cyber security and can help every organisation - from micro businesses to large corporations - guard against the most common cyber attacks.
Cyber Essentials allows you to choose the certification level that’s right for your business. The pricing has a tiered structure based on organisation size, and starts from £320 + VAT.
Complete the Cyber Essentials Readiness Tool today to help you understand whether the cyber security in your organisation meets the requirements for Cyber Essentials, and receive instructions on the necessary steps to prepare for Cyber Essentials.
The power of Cyber Essentials certification
More resilient: 92% fewer insurance claims are made by organisations with the Cyber Essentials controls in place
More trusted: 89% of organisations would recommend certifying to other organisations like theirs
More competitive: 69% of those with Cyber Essentials believe that it has increased their market competitiveness
More informed: 88% believe Cyber Essentials has improved their understanding of cyber security risks.
DBT Economic Security Business Engagement Team
