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As the leading managed IT service provider for Cumbria and surrounding areas, we want to help businesses of all sizes get the right IT security in place.  Gone are the days when Anti-Virus Software alone would suffice in protecting your computer network, it is critical that companies today regularly review and update their IT security solutions to protect their organisation against a cyber security incident.

Many businesses, smaller ones in particular, believe they are unlikely to be a target of a cyber-attack, however statistics show this not to be true.  The government’s ‘Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2021’ found that one small business experiences a data breach every 19 seconds in the UK alone, four in ten businesses (39%) and a quarter of charities (26%) experienced a cyber security breach or attack in the previous year.  The financial effects and reputational damage of these breaches can be considerable.  The average cost of a data breach for an SME (small to medium-sized enterprise) UK business was £16,100.

Viruses, ransomware, phishing emails, malware, and hackers do not just target a business, they exploit systems and people.  There can be a variety of causes for a data breach, however, taking preventative measures are the first steps to protecting your business.

We are offering companies a free, no-obligation, cyber security review, and an assessment of your current IT security, controls, and procedures.  Following the review, we will provide a high-level report, providing recommendations to ensure best practices have been applied to your IT infrastructure, helping to shield your company from common security pitfalls.

Following the review, we can work with you to determine the current security controls in place and look at where there are vulnerabilities, providing your business with recommendations on how to adopt good practices in IT security.

No company can ever be protected from a data breach completely, but with a multi-layered, in-depth defence strategy, we can help you reduce the chances significantly.

Take the first step to protecting your business by calling David Allen IT Solutions for your free Cyber Security Review.