Cyber Essentials Made Simple: Protecting Your Business Without the Headache

Cyber Essentials Made Simple: Protecting Your Business Without the Headache

Think Your Business is Too Small to Be Hacked? Think Again.

Every day, small and medium-sized businesses are targeted by cybercriminals. Why? Because they’re often the easiest to breach. But here’s the good news: protecting your business doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive.

That’s where Cyber Essentials comes in.

What is Cyber Essentials (and Cyber Essentials Plus)?

Cyber Essentials is a UK government-backed certification that helps businesses protect themselves from the most common cyber threats. Think of it as a digital hygiene checklist — it ensures your business is doing the basics right.

There are two levels:

• Cyber Essentials: A self-assessment that covers five key areas like firewalls, secure settings, access control, malware protection, and software updates.

• Cyber Essentials Plus: Everything in Cyber Essentials, but with a hands-on technical audit by a certified expert to verify your systems are truly secure.

Why Should You Care?

Here’s what Cyber Essentials can do for your business:

• Win more contracts – Especially with government or large organisations that require certification.  

• Protect your reputation – Show customers you take security seriously.  

• Prevent common attacks – Like phishing, malware, and ransomware.  

• Lower cyber insurance premiums – Some insurers offer discounts for certified businesses.

The Problem: Left in the Dark

Some cyber firms will send you a questionnaire and leave you to figure it out on your own. No guidance. No support. Just a confusing form and a ticking clock.

That’s not how Flotek Group works.

The Flotek Way: We’ve Got Your Back

At Flotek Group, we don’t just hand you a form and wish you luck. We:

• Complete the questionnaire for you  

• Support you with all remediation work  

• Deliver your Cyber Essentials certification once you’re fully compliant

We make the process smooth, stress-free, and jargon-free.

Go One Step Further: Real-Time Protection with Active Protect

Getting Cyber Essentials certified is a fantastic start — but what if you could have that same level of security checked every 15 minutes?

That’s where Active Protect from CyberSmart comes in.

We recommend it to all our clients because it’s like having your Cyber Essentials certification re-validated 35,040 times a year. Yes, really — every 15 minutes, it checks your systems for vulnerabilities and compliance issues.

Benefits of Active Protect:

• Continuous monitoring – Stay protected between annual certifications  

• Instant alerts – Get notified the moment something goes wrong  

• Peace of mind – Know your business is always being watched over  

• Improved compliance – Stay ahead of evolving cyber threats

Pairing Cyber Essentials with Active Protect is like locking your doors and having a 24/7 security guard.

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" I think many business owners adopt the thinking of ‘it won’t happen to me’ when it comes to cyber security, so it is easy to overlook its importance. After speaking with Flotek about our concerns, they presented us with an excellent presentation on how Cyber Essentials works, and how it could support our business as it grows.

Until we spoke to Flotek, we were overwhelmed by Cyber Essentials and put it on the back burner. Flotek handled everything from start to finish, explained things in plain English, and got us certified quickly. Our business is safer, and more secure than ever and we couldn’t recommend them more!”

Oliver Lewis, Hawkstone Commercials

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Ready to Get Certified?

Don’t wait until after a cyberattack to take action. Let Flotek Group help you get Cyber Essentials certified — the easy way.

Contact us today and let’s secure your business together.