Why the 14-Day Patching Window Is No Longer Enough, And What UK Businesses Should Do Instead Whoever wrote the Cyber Essentials 14-day patching requirement wrote it for a different threat landscape. In 2018 it made sense. The average time between a vulnerability being disclosed and attackers actively exploiting it was 756 days. Businesses had overContinue reading “Why the 14-Day Patching Window Is No Longer Enough, And What UK Businesses Should Do Instead”
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Cyber Essentials Checklist for UK Businesses: A Practical Guide
Cyber Essentials Checklist for UK Businesses: A Practical Guide Most businesses that fail their Cyber Essentials assessment do not fail because their security is terrible. They fail because they never checked exactly what theassessment required before submitting. The industry average first-time pass rate for Cyber Essentials is around 60%. With proper preparation that figure climbsContinue reading “Cyber Essentials Checklist for UK Businesses: A Practical Guide”
Cyber Insurance for UK Businesses: What It Is, What It Costs and What Insurers Actually Require
Cyber Insurance for UK Businesses: What It Is, What It Costs and What Insurers Actually Require Your business gets hit by ransomware on a Tuesday morning. Ransomware has encrypted every file on your server. Your systems are down, your team cannot work or your clients are calling. You need a forensics firm, need a lawyerContinue reading “Cyber Insurance for UK Businesses: What It Is, What It Costs and What Insurers Actually Require”
Cyber Essentials Certification for UK Businesses in 2026: The Complete Guide – With a Focus on Apple Fleets
Introduction Three weeks before your Cyber Essentials assessment, your IT Director gets a call from your assessor. Here are all the rewrites: Microsoft 365 MFA works correctly. Your Macs are enrolled, patched and ready. Firewall policies are in place. You have done the work. You are confident. Then the assessor asks about your project managementContinue reading “Cyber Essentials Certification for UK Businesses in 2026: The Complete Guide – With a Focus on Apple Fleets”