We believe threats posed by cyber criminals are the single greatest risk to businesses today. Over the last 5 years there has been a dramatic rise in the number of incidents. Victims range from Government departments and large and famous business groups to small family owned businesses. No one is immune. 

Many small to medium sized enterprises in the mutual financial services sector believe they have taken sufficient steps to protect their members and their financial assets. There are two problems with this belief.

Firstly, when we are asked to review their technology infrastructure and security approach we always find gaps which cyber criminals can exploit.

Secondly, we always find that when we discuss Cyber security with the Board they have a limited understanding of what their business has done to protect itself. On that basis, they cannot deliver Board oversight to the standards needed. Too often they “take the word” of the IT Manager in the business.

We have conducted Cyber Governance Reviews in small mutual enterprises in the credit union and mutual insurance sectors. We not only recommend and provide IT security improvements but ensure the Board, and the wider business, become security conscious based on a better understanding of the risks.

Our purpose is:

“To provide Boards with an understandable analysis of cyber risk which will enable them to implement safe and secure technology solutions in the best interests of the business and its stakeholders”.

The techniques we use include –

·      Cyber Audits

·      Cyber Strategy

·      Provision of Board Policies and Procedural Action Plans.

·      Operational Resilience Plan

·      Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Plan

·      Cyber Essentials Accreditation

·      Incident Response Support

Contact us for a free initial consultation to discuss how we can support you.