Understanding Cyber Security Risks

Do you receive emails and visit websites? Most of us do! Clicking on links within a malicious email or visiting a malicious website could download a trojan or virus onto your computer and infect your business network and the worst thing about this could be that you may not even realise until it’s too late!

90% of all successful cyber-attacks happen because of human error and many of these attacks can be linked to a phishing email. A phishing email is when an attacker pretends to be someone you trust and entices you into giving over sensitive information or click onto a malicious link.

Many organisations let their staff use weak passwords with no extra layers of security like multi-factor authentication which makes it easy for a Cyber Criminal to gain access to your staffs accounts and your businesses sensitive data.

Cyber Criminals know that your data is important to you, so if they can encrypt it with a ransomware attack, they will hit you with a ransom demand of potentially £1000s before you can access it again, even then there is no guarantee. All it takes is clicking onto the wrong email or visit the wrong site and all your files are encrypted!

Cyber Essentials Accreditation

We will check to see if your business meets all the requirements required to gain the Cyber Essentials accreditation. We will provide as much help as you need to pass the certification. The Cyber Essentials scheme includes:

  • Access to a step by step questionnaire which will guide you through the certification process
  • Option for additional help if required
  • 24 hours certification process once requirements have been met

Cyber Essentials Plus

Cyber Essentials Plus is the next level in your certification process. This includes meeting the requirements of Cyber Essentials. We will then guide you through passing the certification with the following process:

  • Assessment on your office network which is completed 100% remotely
  • Remediate any outstanding issues
  • Provide your Cyber Essentials Plus certification which also includes the logos and a report