Accredited Cisco & Meraki partner. Delivering Sentinel, connectivity, and digital solutions designed for UK SMEs.
Warrington, UK
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The government is funding a 75% discount on a new Cyber Essentials assessment for eligible UK SMEs, from £80 plus VAT. It covers the assessment, not the preparation. Before you buy, check you qualify and who owns your firewall, updates and admin access. 1connectcloud.com/cyber-esse…
ALT Compact router and firewall enclosure being reviewed as part of a UK SME Cyber Essentials scope check.
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If your systems went down tomorrow, do you know which service comes back first, and who decides? A backup alone doesn't answer that. Five recovery checks for UK SMEs, drawing on the NCSC's recovery guidance: 1connectcloud.com/cyber-inci…
ALT A small office back room with two monitors, a desk phone, a network cabinet on the wall and boxes piled on the worktop.
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Moving office in the new year? Check what can actually be ordered at the new address before you sign the lease. Availability can differ even between neighbouring buildings. Our office move checklist covers phones, internet and Wi-Fi: 1connectcloud.com/office-mov…
ALT A bright new open-plan office with desks and screens set up, and moving boxes and a coiled network cable still on the floor.
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Network, firewall and Wi-Fi with three different suppliers? One fault can mean three calls before anyone fixes it. Sentinel brings them under one managed service, with 24/7 NOC monitoring. One platform. One point of accountability. 1connectcloud.com/sentinel/?…
ALT Graphic of a flowing network of light points on a dark background, with the words Secure, scalable network management with Enterprise-Grade Performance.
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Could your business produce a current list of every remote-access route today?
That means VPNs, supplier accounts, firewall management access, site-to-site connections and routes used for maintenance or monitoring.
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Cyber Essentials is an organisational certification, not a questionnaire to hand to whichever supplier usually deals with IT.
Before answering, establish what is in scope and who owns the facts for firewalls, updates, access, malware protection and secure configuration.
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A small UK power generator was reportedly offline for four days after a cyber attack.
If a critical system stopped, what would your business restore first?
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce97… - BBC News
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A VPN is not a complete remote-access plan.
SMEs also need visibility of accounts, suppliers, firewall rules, edge devices and recovery responsibilities.
Five practical checks for a clearer starting point:
1connectcloud.com/sme-remote…
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Remote access is useful until nobody can answer five basic questions:
- Who can connect?
- Which routes are still active?
- Who owns the firewall rule?
- What is being monitored?
- What happens when access is no longer needed?
Cyber resilience is not only about awareness.
For many SMEs, the hidden risk is fragmented IT responsibility.
Who owns the answer when suppliers overlap?
1connectcloud.com/cyber-brea…
ALT Fragmented IT suppliers and monitoring gaps in a UK SME office
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Supplier gaps are easy to miss until something breaks.
The practical question for SMEs is simple: who can see the full infrastructure picture, and who is accountable when the answer is not obvious?
Read the five checks: 1connectcloud.com/managed-se…
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