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Cyber Security
Practical security for organisations without a security team.
Cyber Security
What is MFA and why your business needs it
Multi-factor authentication explained for UK small businesses: authenticator apps vs SMS, phishing-resistant MFA, conditional access and shared mailboxes.
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What is Cyber Essentials? (And does your business need it?)
Cyber Essentials explained for UK small businesses: the five controls, Cyber Essentials vs Plus, who requires it, and the process, timeline and cost.
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Ransomware: how it gets in and how a small business stops it
How ransomware enters a UK small business (phishing, exposed remote access, stolen logins), the layered defences that stop it and how to recover without paying.
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How much does Cyber Essentials cost in 2026?
Cyber Essentials fees in 2026: IASME size bands from around £320 plus VAT, what Cyber Essentials Plus costs, and the remediation costs that really vary.
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UK GDPR: the IT controls a small business actually needs
The IT controls UK GDPR expects of a small business: access control, MFA, encryption, retention, backups, processor contracts and 72-hour breach reporting.
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EDR vs antivirus: what is the difference and which does your business need?
Endpoint detection and response compared with traditional antivirus for UK small businesses: how each works, what it catches, what it costs and who needs it.
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Cyber insurance IT requirements: what UK insurers now ask for
What UK cyber insurers now require before covering a small business: MFA, EDR, backups, patching and an incident plan, and how to answer honestly.
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Employee offboarding IT security checklist: closing the doors leavers leave open
Why former employees are a hidden security risk for UK small businesses, and a step-by-step IT offboarding checklist for accounts, devices and shared passwords.
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Why you need a cyber security policy (and what to put in it)
Why security software alone does not protect a small business, what a cyber security policy should contain, and a section-by-section template for UK SMEs.
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Why cyber security needs continuous monitoring, not periodic checks
Why an annual audit cannot protect a small business, what continuous security monitoring includes (EDR, identity alerts, patching, backups) and what it costs.
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How to find the cyber security weaknesses in your small business
A cyber security self-assessment for UK small businesses built on the five Cyber Essentials controls plus backups, people and suppliers, with a fix for each.
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BYOD security risks: how to let staff use personal devices for work safely
The real risks of staff using personal phones and laptops for work, and how UK small businesses control them with Intune, app protection and a BYOD policy.
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Cyber security basics for employees: a 12-point checklist for UK staff
A practical cyber security checklist for employees in UK small businesses: phishing, passwords, MFA, devices, data handling and how to report an incident.
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Phishing attacks explained: how they work and how to spot them in 2026
What phishing is, the forms it takes in 2026 (QR codes, MFA fatigue, Microsoft 365 consent prompts) and how UK small businesses spot and stop it.
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Cyber security for small businesses: why it matters and where to start
Why UK small businesses are attacked, what an incident really costs, whether yours would survive one, and the affordable controls that stop most attacks.
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What is cyber security? A plain-English guide for small businesses
Cyber security explained for UK small business owners: what it covers, the threats that actually hit SMEs, and the baseline controls Cyber Essentials expects.
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IT support vs cyber security: what is the difference and do you need both?
How IT support and cyber security differ, what a managed IT contract usually includes versus a security contract, and how to check your provider covers both.
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