Business Continuity & Information Security Solutions for SME Organisations
Business Continuity & Cyber Security Optimised for the needs SME Organisations
Business continuity can be a real challenge for many organisations: deadlines can be demanding, customer and third party expectations are often high and risk assessment questionnaires from large corporates can be daunting - particularly when resources (both human and financial) are tight. We'll help you to meet those challenges - without breaking the bank.
Cyber Security for Boards & NEDs
Board members & NEDs face a major challenge with Cyber Security - it's unfamiliar and swamped with jargon. But you you don't need to be a specialist to know what "BAD" looks like. Complementing our Continuity Coach service we position boards to recognise cyber security exposure in their organisations with a set of straightforward metrics that provide complete transparency into "what's really happening"
4 Fundamental Objectives SME Organisations MUST Achieve With Their Business Continuity Plan
Regardless of the type of incident (including cyber attacks) a business continuity plan must be focussed on achieving 4 primary objectives to protect your organisation:
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Contain financial losses before they cause long-term damage
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Prevent an unsustainable level of customer attrition & loss of goodwill
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Support a successful insurance claim (VERY important for cyber security policies)
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Demonstrating to clients, regulators and insurers that your response and recovery arrangements are and will remain credible and reliable
Our services will guide you to the stage where you can confidently answer “YES, WE CAN” to these points
Our Continuity Coach service provides guidance and facilitation sessions at key stages in the business continuity plan development process. Continuity Coach is based on a proven framework and toolkit with integrated business continuity consultancy advice and support throughout all plan development activities. Following an initial, onsite training day, ongoing support and guidance is available at key development stages (either onsite or online) with an experienced consultant. This has proven to be the most effective method of delivering business continuity consulting services - significantly reducing the cost of traditional "day-rate" consultancy and at the same time growing business continuity know-how, capability and skills within your organisation.
This business continuity consulting service leaves your organisation with more than a just plan document - it leaves you stronger and more capable:
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We build your skills and expertise by supporting and mentoring your team through the business continuity development process. So when the project is delivered you not only have the plan, you'll have the expertise within your organisation to take it forward
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Your business continuity plan development team will learn by doing (with support if needed). This is far superior to classroom based training - the team learns by doing and receives guidance at the exact point and time needed.
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Our toolkit is easy to use and based on standard Microsoft office tools and the included business continuity help desk ensures that you are not on your own once you have downloaded them
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Your plan will stand up to the most rigorous audits, giving customers and stakeholders confidence in the business continuity capabilities that you have deployed.
If you have a challenging and commercially imperative need to implement business continuity, our Continuity Express service will help you to build a business continuity plan and blueprint (or rescue an existing one) - fast. It includes all of the advantages and features of Continuity Coach but is designed to develop a first-class business continuity plan in a few days. So, if you have customers or regulators breathing down your neck for sight ofa business continuity plan, we can get you there.
3 Things every SME board should know about information security
There are three things a board needs to understand to get a grip on their organisations information security status - and they don't need to be technical specialists to that.
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Are we exposed - do you have a handful of metrics that clearly indicate whether or not your exposure is increasing or decreasing. It's not a case of compliance, it's knowing the right questions to ask and having the right information in front of you.
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Can we recover before significant damage occurs. Know that you can recover before the organisation suffers terminal damage enables you to respond confidently if the worst happens and one or more of your controls lets you down. That means having PROOF (not just a "plan") of your capability to restore IT operations effectively.
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Are we really covered by our Cyber Insurance policy. Does your insurance policy give you the cover that's most relevant to your organisation and that policy requirements are being met to ensure that if you do make a claim, will the insurer will pay out?
That's what our information security services for SME organisations focus on: giving the board the capability recognise exposure and the assurance that your cyber defences and recovery capabilities can be relied on.
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