Cyber Security
Cyber Security is critical for any modern organisation. Hiscox estimate that a UK business suffers a security breach every 16 seconds, at an average cost of more than £60,000. In fact, a significant proportion of organisations that suffer a Cyber Attack do not survive at all. Therefore, it pays to have effective Cyber Security services in place to protect your organisation.
A common myth is that improving your Cyber Security strategy is expensive. Existing systems such as Microsoft 365 can be configured by a Cyber Security specialist to be more secure. Products to protect against key cyber threats - such as malicious emails and internet traffic - can be relatively inexpensive. A Cyber Security incident or breach will tend to be far more expensive to resolve.
We provide both small business cyber security and also enterprise security solutions for larger organisations. If you are looking for a cyber security expert - we would love to offer you some free advice.
Even if you have an existing IT provider, that does not mean that your organisation is well-equipped for Cyber Security. We frequently see organisations with poor cyber security systems or bad IT security configuration in place. In some cases, they are not even aware that they may be at risk. Contact us today for free cyber security information or our free Cyber Security audit service.
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What is Cyber Security?
Cyber Security by definition is the art of protecting your organisation from cyber threats and cyber attacks. The cyber security challenge is easier once you understand the key cyber security essentials. We have provided an introduction to Cyber Security below.
The first step is knowing which Cyber Threats are the main cyber security risks. This includes malicious internet content, emails threats such as phishing attacks or malicious links and attachments, and malware such as viruses and ransomware.
The importance of cyber security means that we should implement systems to deflect these cyber threats before they even reach your users and devices. This is one of the most essential cyber security facts. Think of this approach as your 'shield'.
In order to avoid the impact of a full-blown cyber attack, it is also important to improve your resilience to cyber threats that breach your perimeter defences. In the industry, we call this attack surface reduction. Think of this part as your 'armour'.
Cyber Security Companies
Cyber Security companies in the UK are commonplace, but not all Cyber Security UK solutions on offer are equal. By working with us, you can be confident that our Cyber Security analyst and Cyber Security consultant services provide good advice.
We will help you to design and implement an effective Cyber Security policy. Cyber Security policies should be designed to block common cyber threats - reduce the attack surface of your organisation - and limit the scope of cyber attacks.
Working with us will give you a useful cyber security risk assessment which will help you to introduce critical cyber security risk management policies. Our cyber security assessment and cyber security architect services can equip you for the future.
When you choose a Cyber Security company, then we recommend that you at least choose from Cyber Security providers that work with the best Cyber Security systems from the world's best Cyber Security vendors. Here are our Cyber Security partners:
Cisco Security
Cisco Umbrella is the best internet security solution to protect your users, inside and outside of the office. Cisco Duo Security provides MFA and SSO to secure sensitive data.
Microsoft Security
Microsoft Office 365 Security helps to safeguard your Emails and Files stored in the Microsoft Cloud. Microsoft Defender ATP Endpoint Security can also protect from advanced threats.
Barracuda Networks
Barracuda Email Security includes Barracuda Essentials for Office 365 protects users from advanced email threats. Barracuda Backup retains emails and other data from Office 365.
Trend Micro
Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services provides a comprehensive security suite for small businesses. Trend Micro Cloud App Security protects data in Office 365.
Bitdefender
Bitdefender Gravityzone is consistently the best traiditiona business endpoint protection solution on the market. Add Bitdefender EDR for enhanced capabilities and visibility.
IBM Security
MaaS360 from IBM provides mobile device management and security policies for your devices. Add Mobile Threat Management for additional security against common threats.
Check Point Software
Check Point Software are highly regarded in the industry for network and endpoint security solutions. Check Point SandBlast Mobile protects mobile devices. Check Point NSaaS protects SD-WAN networks.
ID Agent
ID Agent are pioneers in the industry of Dark Web Monitoring. This allows you to identify breached password credentials that may be for sale on the Dark Web. BullPhish ID adds useful user phishing training.
TitanHQ
TitanHQ are dedicated to protecting organisations from malicious web and email threats. SpamTitan provides simple but broad email security for your users. WebTitan is a powerful web security solution.
Internet Security
Internet Security is one of the most important and effective Cyber Security tools within your Cyber Security strategy. This is because the majority of cyber attacks involve the internet at some stage which makes web security essential. Cisco security intelligence for example estimates that more than 80% of Cyber Attacks use DNS at some part of the 'kill chain'.
Our solution can improve internet security inside and outside of the office. Our main internet security solution is Cisco Umbrella Insights. Cisco Umbrella Insights is a leading option and we believe that it is the best internet security solution software available. We have numerous accreditations for Cisco Security that make us the perfect provider to deliver your Cisco Umbrella solution.
We also offer WebTitan from TitanHQ. This is a cheaper solution for organisations that have lower cyber security budgets. Both Cisco Umbrella Insights and TitanHQ WebTitan have monthly billing. .If you cannot afford a separate internet security solution, you can also find Bitdefender Internet Security or Trend Micro Internet Security within some of our endpoint security products
Internet Security is also integrated within many of our Network Security Products. For example - Meraki Firewall with Advanced Security, and Check Point Network Security as a Service (NSaaS).
Email Security
Email Security is a big priority for any modern organisation, as more than 70% of cyber attacks involve phishing emails. Email fraud can also cause substantial financial losses. However, we frequently see organisations that have no email security systems in place. The good news is - the best email security is relatively cheap and easy to implement.
Our primary email security solution for Office 365 is the Barracuda Essentials Email Security for Office 365 package. We recommend Barracuda Essentials for email security as it is the best of the email security providers that we have tested. Email security technologies should be able to block advanced email threats such as malware and fraud emails
Barracuda Essentials can also include Office 365 backup such as Office 365 Email Backup, OneDrive Backup, and SharePoint Backup. This also includes Barracuda Message Archiver functionality. For smaller organisations with less than 10 mailboxes, we recommend TitanHQ SpamTitan instead. Spam Titan offers email security in several useful areas.
For phishing emails - such as fraud or impersonation emails - it is also important that end users are trained to understand and spot those emails. We can help you to provide email security tips for users alongside cyber security awareness training and phishing training to help your users. Likewise, our Dark Web Monitoring service - powered by ID Agent Dark Web Monitoring - can help you to discover breached password credentials on the dark web.
Cloud Security
Cloud Security is becoming increasingly important, as data and workloads migrate to the cloud. Cloud data security is critical, and for Office 365 security we have experience with implementing a wide variety of Microsoft Security solutions.
We also offer Trend Micro Cloud App Security. This provides integrated Microsoft 365 security by adding Trend Micro Malware Scanning and other security features. This includes OneDrive Security and SharePoint Security.
Additionally, one of the most important ways to secure your cloud data is to implement Multi-Factor Authentication, or MFA for short. This is much more effective than password security. We offer Cisco Duo Security which is a top product for MFA and SSO.
Information Security
Information Security is paramount, especially with GDPR requirements. As well as protecting data from cyber attacks, we can also help to introduce effective DLP (Data Loss Prevention) systems. This can stop accidental data security issues or insider threat.
An important part of an effective information security strategy is an effective backup and disaster recovery solution. Our Cloud Backup services can help you to safeguard your valuable data including emails and files stored both on-premises and in the cloud.
Network Security
Network Security is extremely important, because your network edge serves as the perimeter between your sites and the outside world. We frequently see our customer networks deflecting opportunistic attacks from all over the world.
Our main offering is Cisco Network Security which includes Cisco Meraki Firewall with Advanced Security, Cisco Intrusion Prevention IPS, and WiFi Security. Meraki Content Filtering also adds web filtering to your network edge.
We offer Check Point Network Security as a Service, sometimes referred to as Checkpoint Security. This can be integrated with SD-WAN solutions from Silver Peak. We also offer Barracuda Firewall.
Endpoint Security
Endpoint Security is your last line of defence against cyber attacks. If a cyber threat has made it through all of your other cyber defence layers - email security, internet security, and network security - then your endpoint security solution needs to work. Endpoint Protection is available from many different vendors so it can be difficult to know which vendor to choose from.
However, we have chosen Bitdefender GravityZone as our primary solution. This is because it constantly performs as the best endpoint security solution on the market under independent testing. Bitdefender EDR - endpoint detection and response - can be added for increased capabilities and insight.
For customers who prefer a simpler endpoint security products with arguably better web content filtering capabilities, we also offer Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services Standard. Trend Micro are the largest independent security vendor in the world, and their products also perform consistently well under independent testing.
We also offer patch management and update management which is essential for any effective endpoint security policy.
Mobile Security
Mobile Security is becoming an increasing concern for many organisations. Mobile devices can increase vulnerability to phishing attacks, data loss or data theft, or even malware.
We offer IBM MaaS360 mobile device management, which can be offered in a suite with IBM mobile threat management. This provides protection against mobile threats.
For customers who want a more comprehensive mobile threat defence solution or MTD - we recommend Check Point SandBlast Mobile. This can even include protection against malicious WiFi hotspots and phishing websites.
Finally, for our EE Large Business and EE Corporate customers we are able to offer a full mobile gateway solution called Wandera.
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