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  • Guide

    Cyber Essentials: A Practical Guide

    What Cyber Essentials covers, what it asks of your team, and how to pass first time.

    • Online guide
  • Guide

    Sample Security Risk Report

    See exactly what your free report covers: risk score, email spoofing checks, exposed services, leaked logins and a ranked action plan.

    • Sample report
    • 5 min read
  • Guide

    Sample Monthly Security Report

    What managed clients receive every month: security score, key findings, threats blocked, patching and MFA status, and recommended actions.

    • PDF · 4 pages
    • 6 min read

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  • Guide

    Sample Security Risk Report

    See exactly what your free report covers: risk score, email spoofing checks, exposed services, leaked logins and a ranked action plan.

    • Sample report
    • 5 min read
  • Guide

    Sample Monthly Security Report

    What managed clients receive every month: security score, key findings, threats blocked, patching and MFA status, and recommended actions.

    • PDF · 4 pages
    • 6 min read
  • Guide

    Cyber Essentials: A Practical Guide

    What Cyber Essentials covers, what it asks of your team, and how to pass first time.

    • Online guide
  • Resource preview imagePractical guide

    Phishing and Email Fraud

    Practical steps to stop phishing, invoice fraud and email impersonation.

    • Online guide
  • Resource preview imagePractical guide

    Ransomware Readiness

    Prepare, protect and recover: a step-by-step ransomware readiness plan.

    • Online guide
  • Resource preview imagePractical guide

    Secure Hybrid Working

    Keep people, devices and data secure wherever your team works.

    • Online guide
  • Resource preview imageExpert insight

    UK Threat Landscape 2026

    The threats most likely to hit UK SMEs this year, and what to prioritise first.

    • Online guide
  • Resource preview imageExpert insight

    Lessons from the 2025 UK Attacks

    What the major UK cyber attacks of 2025 teach smaller businesses about resilience.

    • Online guide
  • Resource preview imageExpert insight

    AI, Deepfakes and Fraud

    How criminals use AI voice and video to impersonate leaders and suppliers, and how to stop it.

    • Online guide
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    UK Cyber Regulation 2026

    The rules and expectations affecting UK businesses in 2026, explained in plain English.

    • Online guide
  • Resource preview imageGuide

    Choosing a Security Partner

    The questions to ask, and the red flags to avoid, when choosing a cyber security provider.

    • Online guide
  • Resource preview imageChecklist

    Cyber Essentials Readiness Checklist

    Check all five Cyber Essentials controls before you apply, so you pass first time.

    • Printable checklist
    • 15 min read
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    Microsoft 365 Security Checklist

    The settings that stop most Microsoft 365 account takeovers: MFA, admin roles, sharing and alerts.

    • Printable checklist
    • 15 min read
  • Resource preview imageChecklist

    Backup & Recovery Test Checklist

    Prove your backups actually restore, with a step-by-step test and a results log.

    • Printable checklist
    • 15 min read
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    New Starter & Leaver IT Checklist

    Give new staff the right access on day one and remove it completely when they leave.

    • Printable checklist
    • 10 min read
  • Resource preview imageChecklist

    Payment & Bank Detail Change Checklist

    A call-back process that stops invoice and bank-detail fraud before money leaves.

    • Printable checklist
    • 10 min read
  • Resource preview imageChecklist

    Legal: Conveyancing Fraud Checklist

    Protect completion monies and client accounts from Friday-afternoon fraud.

    • Printable checklist
    • 10 min read
  • Resource preview imageChecklist

    Finance: Client Money & Payment Fraud Checklist

    Controls that protect client money, payment approvals and FCA expectations.

    • Printable checklist
    • 10 min read
  • Resource preview imageChecklist

    Healthcare: DSPT Evidence Checklist

    Gather the evidence you need for your Data Security and Protection Toolkit submission.

    • Printable checklist
    • 15 min read
  • Resource preview imageChecklist

    Recruitment: Candidate Data Checklist

    Keep CVs, ID documents and payroll data secure and GDPR compliant.

    • Printable checklist
    • 10 min read
  • Resource preview imageChecklist

    Accounting: HMRC Scam & Client Data Checklist

    Stop HMRC-themed phishing and protect client records during tax season.

    • Printable checklist
    • 10 min read
  • Resource preview imageChecklist

    SME: First 10 Security Basics

    The ten controls every small business should have in place first.

    • Printable checklist
    • 10 min read
  • Checklist

    7 Security Checks for Recruitment Agencies

    Score your agency on MFA, safe CV handling, candidate ID checks and four more controls, with a fix for every gap.

    • Interactive checklist + PDF
    • 5 min read
  • Checklist

    7 Security Checks for Accountancy Practices

    Score your practice on MFA, agent access, payment verification and four more controls, with a fix for every gap.

    • Interactive checklist + PDF
    • 5 min read
  • Checklist

    5 Client Security Questions Every Accountancy Firm Should Answer

    The questions clients, insurers and auditors are asking, the answers they expect, and the evidence to have ready.

    • Interactive self-assessment + PDF
    • 5 min read
  • Checklist

    5 Microsoft 365 Security Checks for SMEs

    Five checks that close the most common Microsoft 365 gaps, plus quick wins you can do this week.

    • Printable checklist · 4 pages
    • 10 min read
  • Visual guide

    How to Spot a Malicious CV or Candidate Email

    An annotated field guide for recruiters: what a weaponised application looks like, and what to do before you click.

    • Illustrated guide · 4 pages
    • 8 min read
  • Visual guide

    HMRC Impersonation: What Accountancy Teams Should Check

    Fake HMRC emails, texts and calls, annotated, and the checks your team should make every time.

    • Illustrated guide · 4 pages
    • 8 min read
  • Checklist

    If Your Recruitment Agency Lost Access to IT Tomorrow

    A continuity checklist for keeping candidates working, clients served and contractors paid when systems go dark.

    • Continuity checklist · 4 pages
    • 10 min read
  • Visual guide

    AI Phishing: Realistic Examples and Warning Signs

    One page for your team: what AI phishing looks like, six warning signs that still work, and what to do.

    • One-page guide
    • 3 min read
  • Resource preview imageTemplate

    Information Security Policy Template

    An editable, plain-English security policy you can adapt and adopt today.

    • Editable template
    • 20 min read
  • Resource preview imageTemplate

    Acceptable Use Policy Template

    Set clear rules for devices, email, internet and AI tools across your team.

    • Editable template
    • 15 min read
  • Resource preview imageTemplate

    Incident Response Plan Template

    Who does what, and when, in the first hours of a cyber incident.

    • Editable template
    • 20 min read
  • Resource preview imageTemplate

    Supplier Security Questionnaire

    Assess the security of suppliers who handle your data or connect to your systems.

    • Editable template
    • 15 min read
  • Video

    Passwords & Authentication

    Module 1: strong passwords, password managers and MFA, your first line of defence.

    • Training video
    • 1:12
  • Video

    Spotting Phishing Emails

    Module 2: how phishing emails trick staff, and the warning signs to check before you click.

    • Training video
    • 1:12
  • Video

    Ransomware & Malware

    Module 3: how malware gets in, what ransomware does, and how to recognise and prevent it.

    • Training video
    • 1:14
  • Video

    Remote Working & Device Security

    Module 4: keeping laptops, phones and home Wi-Fi secure wherever your team works.

    • Training video
    • 0:52
  • Video

    Social Engineering

    Module 5: how attackers manipulate people rather than systems, and how to outsmart them.

    • Training video
    • 1:10

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