Richard Henson

Cost-effective Cyber Security and moving towards Resilience

1pm – 1.20pm

Seminar Description

All SMEs are IT companies now! IT includes cyber security. They must accept the responsibility, but should not expect to do it all by themselves. Richard will provide practical tips for SMEs seeking ways to cost-effectively use their existing staff, IT partners and technology to improve their Cyber Security and move towards System Resilience. The new legislation moving through Parliament is placing an increased focus on MSPs/IT providers to provide more comprehensive packages. This is a wise, but overdue move which will automatically raise their game. In turn, SMEs should have higher expectations of their IT Guy(s) to be knowledgeable on cost-effective cyber security. This will of course give the Cybersavvy IT Guys competitive advantage. Is that a bad thing?

Speaker Bio

Previously an academic expert Information Security (esp. the Small Business), Networks & Network Management, E-Commerce development and security, digital privacy, SMEs & supply chain, SMEs & cybercrime, Cyber Liability Insurance, Information Risk Management. Now sharing that knowledge. Richard has over 30 years teaching experience, including International academic liaison (China). Good track record as a bid writer. Passionate supporter of SMEs and supply chain information security, promoter of information risk management appropriate to SMEs. Regola advise and support SMEs wishing to harness their existing IT to cost-effectively, and step-by-step improve their security and gain relevant certifications. We are a Cyber Essentials Certified Body, and we see Cyber Essentials as a first step towards Resilience. Keen advocates of the ISO27001 approach for developing resilience, but consider Cyber Assurance as more realistic (and cost-effective) for the small business.

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