Year on year, cyber security continues to be a top priority for business leaders – and it’s plain to see why. As new cyber threats emerge and vulnerabilities are discovered, it’s paramount that organisations are able to stay on top of a changing cyber landscape. This has been especially true since the widespread adoption of generative AI technology – for all the legitimate business benefits it brings, it also enables cybercriminals to launch attacks at unprecedented scale.
But while security is essential, accessing security resources is a constant challenge for businesses – these skills are in short supply, leaving many businesses unprotected. Fortunately, there are clear steps you can take to keep your organisation secure.
Working to established frameworks
For businesses who are in the early stages of developing their cyber security strategy, cyber frameworks like ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials are vitally important. These compliance standards aren’t just nice to have – since they are regularly updated, they’re a useful guide to ensuring your organisation stays protected, even as new threats emerge.
While Cyber Essentials and ISO 27001 are generally applicable to all businesses, meeting industry-specific compliance requirements like PCI DSS is instrumental in helping your business ensure a uniform level of cyber protection, especially for critical systems like payment card processing, which represent a significant risk to the business if compromised. As these frameworks often require different levels of security for different tiers of organisation, aiming high and meeting the standards for higher levels can also provide a useful roadmap for future advancements.
Adherence to these standards shapes your cyber strategy and makes it easier to embed a cyber-aware culture across your business, as users adapt their day-to-day to conform with secure best practices that reduce risk within your business. But these credentials aren’t just for internal confidence – customers are increasingly scrutinising the security posture of businesses they purchase from.
High-profile cyber incidents like the SolarWinds attack in 2020 used business supply chains to compromise organisations, and in their wake, it’s more important than ever that businesses can provide their security to their clients – making compliance with standards like ISO 27001 or Cyber Essentials a requirement to stay competitive.
Achieving compliance with cyber experts
While these frameworks provide a direction for your cyber strategy, they’re far from a complete roadmap. In order to meet the requirements of these standards, businesses need reliable access to genuine cyber experts who can help design systems that ensure compliance and drive business value.
But accessing cyber resource in-house is often cost-prohibitive for many organisations. Hiring a single cyber expert can put a sizeable dent in security budgets which may be better allocated to solutions themselves, and ensuring round-the-clock coverage requires the recruitment of a full team.
This is where cyber consulting services can provide a valuable assist, providing immediate access to cyber expertise at a fraction of the hiring cost. While they are an external team, working closely with a single cyber partner ensures they can understand your business, and work to develop solution and offer genuine guidance in building your security strategy.
Develop your security strategy with CSA Cyber
At CSA Cyber, we’ve developed a suite of consultancy services that offer businesses immediate access to industry-leading cyber experts.
Our approach provides a valuable alternative to other cyber solutions. By working in conjunction with your internal team, our industry-leading experts can help objectively assess your current security posture, identifying and remediating potential vulnerabilities. This gives you access to knowledgeable resource without needing to hire in multiple security experts to work around the clock, ensuring security without unnecessary cost.
To help your business ensure compliance with standards including ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials, we offer an assisted service, developing bespoke, secure infrastructures for your business IT that are designed to meet the specs of different compliance requirements – this can then be accompanied by an audit to achieve the necessary certification.
This gives you access to tested and proven security solutions that ensure your defences are in line with current industry standards, providing a strong baseline for further cyber security development.
Advancing your security further
Beyond compliance support, our cyber security services help to enhance your defences even further. Utilising the skills and knowledge of an experienced cyber team, we provide strategic advice and operational support as and when you need it. Our insights help align your security strategies with key business objectives, ensuring you maintain a strong security posture without compromising on the speed and flexibility necessary for day-to-day workflows.
Our cyber assessments deliver comprehensive evaluations of your current processes, including vulnerability and penetration testing, to identify any security weaknesses, from minor instances of best practises being ignored, to more significant cyber risks. This analysis lays the foundations for your security strategy, allowing us to recommend and establish solutions that cover any critical gaps in your defences.
Of course, the human element is also critical for ensuring security. Beyond lending our expertise directly through consultancy, we also provide cyber awareness training services to help your users act as a human firewall and improve your resiliency against cyber threats – delivered through both e-learning and in-person classes to meet the unique needs of your organisation.
This learning can then be put to the test with further penetration, phishing, and vulnerability testing, reinforcing cyber awareness for your users, and giving you confidence in your ability to defend against potential cyber threats.
Getting started
Whether you’re taking the first steps towards achieving cyber certifications or simply looking to onboard new security services to stay ahead of emerging threats, our experts are here to help. Get in touch with the team today to discover how our comprehensive services can help you stay secure and competitive.
