Cyber Essentials: protecting your business from cybercrime

Cyber Essentials Scheme Don't let cyber-crime put you out of business. Talk to Internet Advice Bureau Ltd about obtaining Cyber Essentials Certification under the Cyber Essentials Scheme.

Could your business survive a cyber-attack?
How many customers can you afford to lose?
What damage could cybercrime do your long-term business reputation?

Cyber Essentials is a government-backed, industry-supported scheme to help organisations protect themselves against common cyber-attacks.

Having a Cyber Essentials badge on your website proves you're serious about protecting your customers' data.

Internet Advice Bureau Ltd will help you achieve Cyber Essentials Certification faster.

Gaining Cyber Essentials certification will help protect your reputation, your cash flow and your business.

Without Cyber Essentials, you could be a victim of cybercrime and have to bear the high cost of:

Addressing the fall-out of the cyber-attack
Fixing security problems immediately
Losing customers who no longer trust you
Recruiting new customers and winning new business

What is Cyber Essentials certification?

Cyber Essentials is a government-backed scheme that provides a clear framework for validating how secure your business is.

What security controls do you need?

Cyber Essentials provides a clear checklist to find out where your obvious cyber risks are. The scheme concentrates on five essential security controls that help organisations protect themselves against the most common cyber threats.

Boundary firewalls and internet gateways
Secure configuration
Access control
Malware protection
Patch management

What is the benefit to your business of achieving Cyber Essentials certification?

Cyber Essentials is a clear way to differentiate yourself from your competitors. You're likely to win more business, while ensuring you retain existing customers.
Insurers, investors and auditors may take certification into account when assessing your company's risk profile, saving you money.
Cyber security has become a minimum entry requirement for some tenders, particularly those involving multiple suppliers.
With cyber security, 80% of cyber threats are likely to be avoided, which has to be good for your business.

Common cyber security myths

"We’re not big enough to get hacked"

Cyber Essentials is beneficial to any company in any sector. It’s not limited to companies in the private sector and is applicable to universities, public sector, charities and non-profit organisations.

"We have an IT supplier – we don’t need Cyber Essentials"

You, not your IT supplier, need to exercise control over how customer data is stored, transmitted and archived. Not all IT suppliers provide the same quality of service. Cyber Essentials puts your customers’ needs first and provides you with the reassurance that your IT providers are supporting you with that.

"We don’t have enough time to deal with cyber security right now"

But you will find the time when something goes wrong! If your customers are a priority, cyber security has to be too. You need to be in control. You’ll make better decisions about how to address security issues when you have time to review things in a calm state, not a rushed state.

"We can’t afford Cyber Essentials"

With most things in life, it costs a lot more to deal with a problem after it’s happened than putting measures in place up front. Dealing with security breaches is more expensive than implementing preventative measures.

The fee to submit your Cyber Essentials questionnaire is reasonably priced, starting at £385+VAT.

Prove to your customers that you’re serious about protecting data.

Contact Internet Advice Bureau Ltd for an independent review of how close you are to achieving

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