Cyber Essentials
According to the Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2023, around a third of businesses (32%) and a quarter of charities (24%) reported having experienced a cyber security breach or attack in the last 12 months. This accounts for approximately 462,000 businesses and 48,000 registered charities in the UK. These attacks can be lucrative for cybercriminals, with the annual cost of a cyber attack averaging around £1,100 per incident.
Neglecting to safeguard your business against cybercrime can prove to be quite expensive, not just in the form of immediate financial losses. A breach of data can tarnish your business' image, erode your customers' confidence, and can have a significant impact on your sales. When you factor in the downtime of your website and the expense of restoring operations, cybercrime becomes a genuine threat to the very survival of your enterprise.
Cyber Essentials Certification
Gaining certification indicates that your organisation takes a proactive stance against malicious cyber attacks. In addition, it offers a mechanism to demonstrate to customers, investors, insurers and others that you have taken the minimum yet essential precautions to protect your organisation against cyber threats
The Cyber Essentials scheme is a UK government-backed framework supported by the NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre). It sets out five basic security controls that can protect organisations against 80% of common cyber attacks.
Cyber Essentials certification also includes free cyber liability insurance of up to £25,000 for any UK organisation that certifies their whole organisation and has less than £20m annual turnover (terms apply).
If you would like further assistance with gaining Cyber Essentials certification, our expert security consultants can provide support to guide you through the process and help you achieve the certification quickly and painlessly.
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