Cyber Essentials is a UK-government-backed certification that helps you reduce the risk of cyberattack by 80%.

By working through this simple, user-friendly process, you’ll learn exactly what vulnerabilities cybercriminals look for and how to protect your business from their attacks. In today’s world, where cybercrime is growing rapidly, this is crucial for the future success of your business.

In the UK alone, 40-50% of businesses and charities experienced a cyberattack last year. Don’t let yours be next. These cybercriminals—whether they’re hackers, phishers, or malware creators—are out to steal sensitive business data, disrupt operations, and damage your reputation. The costs can be immense, both financially and in terms of trust.

Achieving a Cyber Essentials certification not only protects your business and safeguards valuable data, but also demonstrates your commitment to online security to your clients.

Want to learn more? Ask our team at Orbits about getting your Cyber Essentials certification today and ensure your business is well-protected for the future.

You’ll protect your business from cyber-attacks.

The Cyber Essentials certification helps protect your business and fix common basic security vulnerabilities like out-of-date software, poorly configured firewalls and weak passwords.

These are usually easy to solve and can help mitigate the most common risks. Although they won’t prevent 100% of attacks, they can make a significant difference and deter the more advanced cyber criminals.

The benefits are numerous – you’ll protect your reputation, avoid unnecessary costs and ensure you can invest your time in growing your business.

You’ll highlight your commitment to cybersecurity & build trust.

With a Cyber Essentials certification, your clients, suppliers and stakeholders will trust your business or charity more.
By investing in an independently verified certification, your customers, patients, clients and stakeholders will feel more confident in their interactions with your business and can see that you have taken the necessary steps to keep their sensitive or confidential data safe.

Once you have completed the certification, you can display a Cyber Essentials certification badge on your website which demonstrates your commitment to cybersecurity and helps build trust.

This is particularly important if you are storing, processing or transferring personal information or hosting sensitive data.

You’ll stay compliant with data security regulations.

Cyber Essentials helps you to meet your legal obligations for data security and demonstrates your commitment to safeguarding data.

By completing the certification, you’ll help meet the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) requirements and while protecting your business. Otherwise, you could be subject to heavy fines and penalties that can total as much as 4% of your global turnover.

You could save yourself money.

By obtaining the Cyber Essentials certification, you can avoid the devastating financial consequences of a cyber-attack (which reaches an average of £5000 in the UK).

You won’t have to fix the security breach, pay fines or legal fees or struggle with reduced revenue because of the damage these cybercriminals have done to your business.

At the same time, the Cyber Essentials certification can help lower your cybersecurity insurance premiums as they often offer lower rates to businesses that have taken these proactive steps to protect their data.

You’ll be able to bid for UK government contracts.

Did you know that many companies and government agencies require their partners and suppliers to hold the Cyber Essentials certification? This proves that you could be a trusted partner, especially when it comes to technical services or handling sensitive data.

Get certified and you can take advantage of these key business opportunities, avoid additional scrutiny and protect the future of your charity or business.

With cyber-attacks becoming more commonplace and cyber criminals becoming more advanced, businesses must take the necessary steps to protect themselves from cyber threats.

By getting the Cyber Essentials certification, you’ll protect your business against the most common threats, reduce the risk of security breaches, boost trust, save money and stay compliant with data security regulations.

Keep your business and customers’ sensitive or confidential data safe and protect your business with the Cyber Essentials certification today.