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Protect Your Business Online

Practical steps to protect your business, keep your customers' data safe, and avoid the most common cyber threats — all in plain English. No IT background needed.

Cyber Awareness Training

Help you and your team spot phishing emails, suspicious calls, and online scams before they cause damage.

Backup & Recovery

Make sure your files, customer records, and important documents are safely backed up — so you can recover quickly if something goes wrong.

Securing Your Devices

Simple steps to protect the laptops, phones, and computers your business relies on every day.

Ransomware Protection

Understand why small businesses are targeted by ransomware — and the straightforward steps that significantly reduce your risk.

Microsoft 365 Security

Most small businesses already pay for Microsoft 365. These security features are included — but most people never turn them on.

GDPR & Compliance

Plain-English guidance on what UK GDPR actually means for your business — and what you need to do to protect customer data.

Free Tools

The best free and low-cost tools for keeping a small business secure — tested and recommended.

What is Cyber Essentials?

Cyber Essentials is a UK government-backed certification scheme. It defines five basic security controls that protect businesses against the most common cyber attacks. Many insurers, government contracts, and larger clients now ask for it.

Every task in our checklist maps to one of the five Cyber Essentials controls. Working through your checklist prepares your business for certification — at your own pace, in plain English.

  1. 1Use Cyber Nova AI to work through the five Cyber Essentials controls
  2. 2Reach Maximum Protection — your business is ready to apply for certification
  3. 3Apply through an NCSC-approved certification body (cost: ~£300–£400, paid to them directly)

Get your free personalised security checklist — see exactly what your business needs to fix, step by step.

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