CYBER SECURITY

Protect your business against cyber-attacks and breaches by putting simple measures in place and adopting Cyber Essentials good practice for information security.

SAFEGUARD YOUR BUSINESS AGAINST CYBER-ATTACKS

Only 2% of UK companies do not operate online, the remaining 98% of us use digital technologies to advance our business daily, including emails, websites, social media and online stores. 

However, a staggering 43% of these UK businesses have suffered a cyber-attack or breach in the last 12 months, including hacking, viruses and data theft. A hacker’s focus isn’t just on large corporate companies, 47% of these were small businesses. 

43%

Of businesses suffered a cyber-attack or breach in the last 12 months.

47%

Of the businesses that were attacked or breached were small businesses.

27%

Of businesses have an official cyber-security policy or policies.

80%

Of risks can be reduced by following simple guidelines and measures.

If a cyber breach or attack happened, it might be relatively minor and only minimally disrupt day-to-day operations, but at worst could prevent your business from selling, damage your reputation and affect your cashflow. But, only 27% of businesses have a formal cyber security policy. 

The vast majority of these attacks or breaches can be avoided using simple measures, which hackers depend on you failing to carry out.

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*Source for statistics on this page - UK Government

PUTTING MEASURES IN PLACE

Cyber Essentials is a government endorsed scheme for businesses to demonstrate a responsible approach to cyber security and adopting good practice in information security. The scheme can help reduce risks by up to 80% simply by following the guidelines and taking appropriate actions. 

Cyber Essentials covers five key areas:

• Firewalls and Internet gateways
• Secure configuration
• Access control
• Malware protection
• Patch management

As part of our onboarding for Managed IT Services we will guide you through the process and help you pass the assessment - ensuring your IT systems are secure. 

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