Securing Shropshire

Through no fault of their own, people are often the weakest link in Cyber defence and Data Protection. Give your staff, contractors, or volunteers access to engaging, interesting, short but impacting eLearning courses followed by a short test to drive home understanding. Upskilling people is a key component of Cyber defences. Educating staff in Cyber and Data Protection doesn’t only benefit your company but also your people personally, and their families, and in turn the wider county.

Continual evaluation of processes and technical systems for good practice is a critical part of being Cyber secure and protecting data. This should be in the form of structured and regular assessment of your processes combined with a technical assessment by professionals. Our subscription provides both the tools and templates for you to self-assess your business and some technical assessments against commonly used systems conducted by our team of professionals.

Threat Actors (Bad Guys) spend all day everyday improving their techniques to breach IT systems, steal data, commit fraud and steal money, working out new ways to do this. To prevent this happening to you and your business, you need to have an approach to continually improve your processes and defences, based on the outcome of assessments against globally recognised standards and frameworks, have a defined roadmap and improvement process. Most organisations are surprised how much can be achieved for zero cost through applying good configuration of systems. Improvement is not a one-time activity; it is a forever process. Our guidance, templates, tips, and regular advice will support creating a culture of continual improvement.

Respond applies to both dealing with known issues or required improvements but also when there’s an incident. The first time you experience a Cyber breach it is terrifying, and most people then accept that the threat is very real and doesn’t only happen to other companies. Like the first time with anything, it is unlikely you will be prepared or confident in what to do at that moment. This is why we are offering breach support to all organisations that are part of Securing Shropshire. Having that number to call or that portal to talk to experts though and to be guided and supported by a team who are experienced in exactly what to do and how to do it will be – at that moment – the best thing in your world.