How Cyber Essentials UK Certifications Strengthen Small Business Security
When I first started advising small businesses on cybersecurity, the most common reaction was a shrug. Owners would say, "We're too small to be a target." That belief costs them dearly. A friend of mine runs a 12-person accounting firm in Manchester. Last year, a supplier invoice scam cost them seventeen thousand pounds. The attacker wasn't a nation-state. It was a basic phishing email that landed in a junior staff member's inbox. No malware, no zero-day exploit. Just a pers