We make Cyber Security work for you
Make effective Cyber Security an asset you can use to grow your business
Many breaches could be prevented by doing the basics right. And it doesn't have to cost the earth.
The Cyber Guy have devised a pragmatic and affordable package for protecting business leaders, staff, systems and data from cyber risk. We call this CyberStart.
We make it harder for cyber criminals to gain entry to your business and cause damage if they do. What's more you'll get a badge to prove it, demonstrating your commitment to secure business operations, providing assurance to customers and suppliers alike.
While you don't have to be familiar with IT or security to adopt CyberStart, if you are already on your way we have a suite of services and solutions that can take you to the next step, whatever your size or industry.
Getting Started - What does CyberStart offer?
Get £100k Cyber Insurance for free when you get CyberStart
What's your current security state
Improving your security with our CyberStart.
Getting better, ensuring it stays that way
Your Exposure
With scanning tools we quickly determine your security posture inside and outside the business, and tell you what should be addressed immediately.
Your Business
We understand the business - who you are, how you operate, your data, your relationships with suppliers and customers.
Improvement Plan
We explain your risks in language you understand and rapidly mobilise to put the plan into action.
Technology
Establishing the right settings, controls and software for your systems to protect against the most common cyber threats.
People
Turning leaders and staff into cyber champions through training and awareness.
Process
Reviewing security toolsets and processes in place, ensuring you are adequately protected for the use cases of your business.
Getting Certified
Show customers and suppliers that you take cyber security seriously - CyberStart includes a Cyber Essentials certification.
Staying Safe
Ongoing device monitoring to show that everyone is working safely and devices maintain their secure posture. Includes £100k of Cyber Insurance.
Staying Aware
Regular updates about the trends in security, including tips and tricks for staying secure.
The Cyber Guy Playbook - Better Business Outcomes with Security
Managing cyber risk requires building a culture of cyber readiness. It should be weaved into the fabric of your business and its operations: starting with the leadership, through staff, systems, data, access, the supply chain and your ability to prevent a crisis, or handle one should the worse happen.
Get our playbook to understand what to consider in each area. Stacked full of advice about what to do, and how to get most out of your cyber investment.
Cybercrime by the numbers...
42% of cyber crime affects small business
Only 14% of these SMBs were prepared to face an attack
60% of SMEs that suffer a cyber attack go out of business within six months.
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Is my business a target?Yes. No one is immune. According to recent research, it is estimated that cybercriminals can reliably penetrate 93 percent of company networks. Artificial intelligence is likely is likely to make this more prevalent, in the way that automation already has done. While 42% of cyber-attacks are aimed at small businesses, only 14% are considered prepared, aware, and capable of defending their networks and data. (Accenture’s Cost of Cybercrime Study). Additionally, as pointed out in Cybersecurity Magazine: 83% of small and medium-sized businesses are not prepared to recover from the financial damages of a cyber-attack. Around 60% of small companies go out of business within six months of a cyber breach. 91% of small businesses haven’t purchased cyber liability insurance, despite awareness of risk and the likelihood that they would be unable to recover from an attack.
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Is getting a CyberStart, good enough?When it comes to managing cyber risk, it's important to think like a cyber criminal. Our services put preventative measures in place based on their offensive methods, to make you less vulnerable to attack. Whether that's good enough depends on what type of business you are, how you operate and who you serve. This forms part of our initial discovery. If required, we can go further with added layers of testing, advisory services, protection, monitoring and response. We're constantly searching and developing new solutions to deal with the ever-changing face of cyber threat. When you select The Cyber Guy as your trusted companion for security, this is baked in to our approach. We're on hand for guidance and advice whenever you need it.
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I know nothing about IT or Security?Having little or no knowledge of cyber is not an issue. This is a common problem, and one of the reasons we established the CyberStart service. In some cases we run tools to establish the facts about your security status. In any respect, we're here to educate and make things easy for you and will be your guide.
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I already have an IT service company or in-house IT team?The data you hold, your users and how they access systems are your responsibility, whether you use an IT company, cloud services or manage IT yourselves. Furthermore, if you outsource IT and use cloud services, it is incumbent on you to check whether your IT provider has all the right controls and technology in place to keep you secure. To help them, IT support and in-house IT departments utilise specialist companies to improve the security posture of the businesses they serve all the time. We colloborate to achieve the best outcomes possible for your business within budget.
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What is Cyber Essentials?Cyber Essentials is a UK government-owned scheme that was developed to help organisations of all sizes defend against the most common cyber threats. It provides reassurance to organisations and their customers that systems are more resilient to basic cyber-attacks. If you follow the advice it should protect you against around 80% of attacks.
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Is Cyber Essentials enough on its own?It's a great first step, and for some very small and simple organisations it may be OK to simply cover the basics. However, even for small businesses, The Cyber Guy recommends going a step beyond. It is these extra steps, coupled with our ongoing support at an affordable price that really marks out our CyberStart service over simple set-and-forget approaches to getting the Cyber Essentials Certification alone. We provide monitoring, training and awareness, ongoing checks and up-to-date advice and guidance to help ensure your security remains robust over time. For those in need, we can also offer testing, tighter technical controls, policy writing and a suite of security managed services (see CyberStart Add-ons).
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What if I already have Cyber Essentials?Cyber Essentials is an annually renewed certification. We can take over your existing certification at renewal and apply our additional ongoing checks and measures to monitor your business and make your security more robust. Moving beyond Cyber Essentials may mean going for Cyber Essentials Plus or and a raft of extensive managed security services from security operations, pen testing, managed detect and response and incident response. The Cyber Guy has services to cover all these and more.
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How does this protect me against ransomware?Cyber Criminals need access to your systems and data to detonate ransomware and lock you out. Having defences against common routes of unauthorised access (known as attack vectors), may be done through settings, security software, be based on training and good practice written into policy which can be monitored and enforced. Furthermore, as attack methods change, we're always looking at new ways to help our clients. As your trusted companion for security, this ongoing relationship is one of our key differences compared to set and forget approaches to Cyber Essentials alone.
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How do I know I'm in safe hands?Our consultants are security experts, with years of experience honed from working with companies of all sizes, the NHS, police and central government. We have a raft of respected security qualifications including CISSP, the globally accepted gold-standard in cyber security certifications.
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After you've worked your magic, what other benefits do I get?A Cyber Essentials certification shows your customers and suppliers you are serious about your and their security. It may help you win business and if you are considering selling your services to any public sector bodies they will expect it. There's piece of mind. Effective cyber security is something you may have put off for a while, but is now in place. You will always have The Cyber Guy as a sounding board and trusted companion if something concerns you. And, if you take the monitoring service, you will also receive £100k of free Cyber Insurance.
Security Service add-ons, cost-optimised
Testing Services
You have decent cyber hygiene. But good defences and sound processes may count for nothing if you have vulnerabilities or misconfigurations that hackers can exploit. These can be with systems, with software. Even people.
Testing Software
If you have websites, use or build software, cyber criminals can bypass controls if there are vulnerabilities in the code. We have affordable, continuous testing services for websites and web applications throughout the development cycle.
Testing Systems
Whether it's internal infrastructure, internet facing assets, or individual builds on devices, we have one-time and continuous pentesting programmes specifically designed and priced with the needs SMEs and larger businesses in mind.
Testing People
As we saw in the pandemic, most people are responsible and well-intentioned. We give your users live experience of real-world attacks through email, voice and text, so they can be better prepared for the real thing and can become your business' first line of defence.
Detect, Response and Recovery Services
When your business' operations and reputation are under attack, every minute matters. We offer continuous round-the-clock response and containment across your entire attack surface. Sleep easy knowing that whenever and wherever a new cyber threat is detected, we'll always respond to protect you. Rapidly.
Digital Forensic and Incident Response
Stop attackers in their tracks with a 4-hour remote threat suppression. Digital Forensics and Incident Response services are available for on‑demand 24/7 Incident Response as a retainer offering, or for Emergency Incident Response support.
Managed Security Services - MDR/XDR
Managed Detection and Response combines cutting-edge technology, diverse threat intelligence, and elite threat hunters to deliver service-level backed rapid detection and containment, helping you build a more resilient security operation.
Managed Microsoft Security
Maximise Microsoft investment with 24/7 Managed Microsoft Detection and Response. We identify, contain, respond to and remediate threats across Microsoft Sentinel and Defender for Endpoint, Identity, Office 365 & Cloud Apps.
Our Story
Too often companies hold back on making security investments because they don't fully understand cyber, or are not clear what's appropriate for them or whether it will be effective.
At The Cyber Guy, we believe every business should have access to comprehensive cyber services. So we have made them easy to understand, affordable and aligned to business outcomes. They comprise packaged services to get you going with add-ons to take your business to the next level.
While we've honed our cyber skills working for organisations of all sizes across the private and public sector, we're focused on delivering proportionate and affordable services that deliver the best security outcomes for your business, at sensible levels of investment.
Cyber Services honed in the enterprise, built for SMEs
Peace of mind. Ignorance is not bliss. Get cyber sorted and stay that way.
Save Time - all your cyber security needs in one place, managed by us.
Save Money - making services affordable is a key mission.
Security in business should not only protect the company, it should contribute to its success.