Cyber essentials training may not be mandatory, but it can be vital for the modern business. Failure to include this could see your existing security measures become easily compromised, as well as a greater likelihood of security breaches made through your team’s actions.
Any number of threats could greatly affect your business practices. The biggest cyber threats currently impeding UK businesses are:
With human life, we use vaccinations to prevent serious diseases from spreading. As long as the majority of people have security in place, herd immunity can help to protect those who cannot, or choose not to, vaccinate themselves.
This same pattern of thinking does not extend to the digital world. Problems within your network and systems can lead to data breaches for others who you contact. Your communications may be permitted within their security systems, meaning any issues on your end could go on to cause problems with their own systems. This means that viruses and cyber threats can quickly spread, creating a digital pandemic.
Educating yourselves on cyber essentials when you undergo that certification could mitigate these risks through better working practices.
Client trust can really make or break a business. Without trust, you may find it hard to gain and retain clients. Should they find out that you don’t have efficient security measures in place, they may worry about sharing sensitive personal data with you, especially if you have suffered from data breaches in the past.
Ongoing trust with clients and suppliers can create long-lasting working relationships. These can also greatly improve the way that others view your brand.
You may find it useful to publicise that your team has undertaken both cyber essentials certification and cyber security training, showing details of courses or certifications you have received in terms of keeping your business data and, by extension, their information, secure from malicious activity.
Another way of building trust, especially with those who don’t have previous experience with your company, can be to become listed on the National Cyber Security Centre’s list of those certified. To do so, you must have received a cyber essentials certification within the last 12 months.
For your first year, it may take around 30 days to complete your accreditation. This is due to needing to meet different criteria. However, once these systems are in place, updating your certification each year should take significantly less time.
Cyber security insurance can be an important part of operating a business. Although you may do your utmost to reduce risks there is always a chance that something will be overlooked. This insurance can help to protect you from:
Much like other forms of insurance, it can be far better practice to have insurance in place and not need it than to assume things won’t happen to you and then left severely out of pocket.
Additional security measures and certifications could potentially help to reduce your yearly premiums, including:
Cyber Essentials certification can help
you to gain some footing against hackers and those with malicious intentions
towards your business and its data. Syn-Star are equipped to help make this process
significantly easier and support you on your journey to better cyber security.
This will show stakeholders and clients alike that you are
proactive about cyber threats, and a company they can trust to work with.
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Protecting your digital data is crucial for every business and this can start with the industry-leading security we offer. The Syn-Star specialists can help with identifying any vulnerabilities within your IT systems and act accordingly to ensure cyber-attacks and data breaches are mitigated.
Your business will never fall behind with its technology when you work with Syn-Star.
We understand IT and Telecoms for your business is an investment, but it’s important to use the best resources available to enable the growth of your business. Our IT Consultancy and Virtual IT Director Services are available to support you with how you use your business technology for years to come.
Syn-Star can conduct quick and easy phishing exercises to identify people within your team who need to improve on their knowledge around fraudulent emails and how they can be alerted to these threats.
At Syn-Star, our experts can proactively work to understand exactly what software you need to support with the business operations. Whether you need a listening ear on what software to choose, or would like to seek some specialist knowledge, we’re here to help where we can.
At Syn-Star, we keep Telecoms simple. There’s so much available to help UK companies with their communications. VoIP systems, fixed landline, cloud phone systems, SIP trunking and more. Contact us for further details.
Desk phones, cordless phones or conference phones, Syn-Star can provide you with whatever you need.
From conference calling facilities to the headsets which work best for your team, we’re able to provide all the equipment you need and complete any telecoms job from start to finish.
There is no need to be in the office to make and receive phone calls from your company’s number. Our market-leading Telecoms platform gives you the flexibility of desk phones, soft phones and mobile apps as standard.
Whether your team works remotely, or perhaps staff are on a business trip anywhere in the world, calls can still be made, and people are reachable via phone wherever they go.
With a range of products, our team can support you by installing exactly what you need for internet connectivity. We work with the very best products to provide speedy bandwidths which play a part in the increased productivity of your team.
