Cyber Security for Business
How secure is your business, really?
You may already have antivirus, backups, MFA and other security measures in place.
But do you know what is protected, what needs attention and where your biggest risks are?
At Cablers, we help businesses improve their cyber security and make it easier to understand where they stand.
Know where you stand. Know where you’re vulnerable. Know what to fix.
Cybersecurity often happens in the background
For many business owners, cyber security is spread across lots of different systems.
You might have one login for Microsoft 365 and Secure Score.
Another for your backups.
Another for antivirus or endpoint protection.
Your firewall may be managed somewhere else again.
And if you are managing IT yourself, it can quickly become difficult to keep track of what is protected, what needs attention and what you may have missed.
Then there are the things you may not even realise you should be checking.
Things like:
Is MFA enabled for everyone?
Are your devices fully up to date?
Is your email domain protected with SPF, DKIM and DMARC?
Have any of your staff credentials appeared in a known data breach?
Are there unusual sign-ins taking place?
If you use an IT provider, they may already be managing much of this for you.
If you do not, you may be trying to piece it together yourself.
Either way, the problem is often the same:
There is no simple place to see the whole picture.
And that makes it difficult to answer one very important question:
How secure is your business, really?
What good Cybersecurity should look like
Good cyber security is not about buying one product and assuming the job is done.
It is about having the right layers of protection in place and knowing they are being looked after.
For most businesses, that should include things like:
- MFA to help protect accounts if a password is compromised.
- Endpoint protection to help protect computers and devices from malware, ransomware and suspicious activity.
- Regular updates so devices are not left exposed by known security weaknesses.
- Backups so important business data can be recovered if something goes wrong.
- Email security to reduce the risk of phishing, spoofing and fraudulent emails.
- Password security so staff are not relying on weak or reused passwords.
- Firewall protection to help secure the network and control unwanted access.
- Dark web monitoring so you can be alerted if business email addresses or credentials appear in known breaches.
- Sign-in monitoring so unusual or unexpected login activity can be spotted.
- A clear response plan so you know what to do if an account is compromised or a cyber incident occurs.
You do not need to become an expert in all of these areas.
But you should know they are being managed, what needs attention and where the risks are.
That is what good cyber security should give you: protection, visibility and confidence.
See your cyber security posture in one place
This is where MXcentral comes in.
MXcentral is our cyber security visibility platform, designed to give business owners a simple view of what is happening across their security without having to log into lots of different systems or read technical reports.
From one place, you can see important information such as:
Security status and alerts
See what needs attention and what has already been dealt with.
Sign-in activity
See where users are logging in from and spot activity that may look unusual.
Device and security health
See important information around devices, updates and security controls.
Dark web and identity monitoring
See whether users or credentials have appeared in known breaches.
The aim is simple:
Less guessing. More visibility.
MXcentral helps turn cyber security from something happening quietly in the background into something you can actually see, understand and act on.
Got cyber insurance? Do you know what you’ve agreed to?
Cyber insurance can be an important safety net when something goes wrong.
But when you apply for cover, insurers may ask detailed questions about the security controls you have in place.
Things like:
- Do all users have MFA?
- Are your devices protected and kept up to date?
- Do you have backups, and are they tested?
- Do you control administrator access?
- Do you have endpoint protection and email security in place?
For many business owners, the answers are based on what they believe IT is doing.
That may well be right.
But do you know for sure?
If your answers do not reflect what is actually happening across your systems, that could become a problem when you need the policy most.
At Cablers, we help you understand your current cyber security posture, identify any gaps and make sure you have a clearer picture of the controls that are actually in place.
Know what you have. Know what is missing. Know what needs fixing before it becomes a bigger problem.
Want to understand cyber security without the jargon?
We’ve created a practical Cyber Security Handbook for Small Business to help business owners understand the most important areas of cyber security and the simple steps they can take to reduce risk.
It covers the things that matter most, including passwords, MFA, phishing, backups, device security and what to do if something goes wrong.
Free to download. Written for business owners, not IT experts.
Want to know where your business stands?
You do not need to become a cyber security expert.
You just need to know what is protected, where the gaps are and what needs attention.
Cablers can help you assess your current cyber security, improve the areas that need work and give you better visibility of your overall cyber posture.
Whether you already have IT support, manage things yourself or simply want a second opinion, we can help.
Talk to us about your cyber security
Try MXcentral
Email hello@cablers.co.uk
Call us on: 01787 221166
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