Our mission to help you achieve yours, is:
"To clarify and simplify cyber security, making it
useful, relevant and achievable for everyone."
All the tools you need to be more secure
Security is a journey and not a destination, that is why we have created tools that help you not only get started but also compliant with the NCSC's "Cyber Essentials" &"5-Steps", as well as industry best practices.
Security Strategy
Use a template Strategy that covers the business and technology requirements to meet your needs.
Security Procedures
Use our templates to document the procedures you need, so anyone can repeat the security tasks that need to be completed.
Detailed Actions
Our "How To's" provide you with detailed step by step guides - to help you get it right, and then repeat it Action again and again.
Security Policy
Use our template aligns with Strategy and those assets that you want to protect, for your stakeholders and what you do.
Action Plan
Use our Actions Plan which guide you through the most important and urgent actions for your organisation's activities.
Industry Compliance
Comply with the National Cyber Security Centre's (NCSC), "Cyber Essentials" & "5-Steps" along with industry Best Practices.
We help three groups of people
General Public
Any member of the public wanting to explore cyber security. We think of them as "Casual Explorers", who may or may not go onto taking actions to be better secured.
We provide several layers of information to enable them to be better informed.
Decision Explorers
Are interested in learning to take more informed decisions about cyber security issues affecting their organisation.
We provide free access to content, tools, resources and starter templates on several aspects of cyber security.
Outcome Achievers
Are ready and willing, and wanting or needing to take action to achieve cyber security outcomes for their organisation.
We provide access to content, tools and resources to foster greater trust with all their stakeholders, for their level of maturity.
Our Management Team
Sarb Sembhi - Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
To achieve our mission Sarb is focused on how our technology can best be used to enable people may lack experience in both technology and security to be more secure.
Sarb's previous roles include management consultancy, project manager, developer, board advisor, mentor, and others.
He is a regular speaker on webinars, security events and panel discussions.
Liz Fenton - Governance & Compliance
Liz is responsible for Governance and Compliance.
As a director of a management consultancy, she delivered a range of projects, including feasibility studies, evaluations and in business re-engineering.
Prior to this she worked in local government where she developed complex projects across public services, bringing local government, private sector companies, charities and community organisations together to improve neighbourhoods.
Mo Ahddoud - Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Mo oversees our corporate information security programme and customer professional services. Previous to this he served as the Chief Information Security Officer at SGN. His depth and variety of experience across public and private sectors gives him a unique insight into all angles of cybersecurity.
Mo is an active participant on several national and international industry and professional bodies.
Sukhdev Sembhi - Head of Intelligent Operations
Sukhdev oversees our operation processes to ensure that we are able to provide optimal service and support to our customers. He has extensive business experience of people, process and data in banking and finance sectors.
Sukh has mentored several business professionals outside of his work commitments, by way of giving back to the community.
Industry Memberships
We are proud to be associated with leading industry bodies. We value our membership with them as significant impactors within the communities in which we operate.
UK Cyber Security Council
The UK Cyber Security Council is the self-regulatory body for the UK's cyber security profession. It develops, promotes and stewards nationally recognised standards for cyber security.
IoT Security Foundation
The IoTSF mission is to help secure the Internet of Things and make it safe to connect.
- Build Secure
- Buy Secure
- Be Secure
Our Partners
We are proud to be associated with leading industry bodies. We value our membership with them as significant impactors within the communities in which we operate.
Layer 8 minimises the risk to businesses by developing proactive security behaviours in employees and utilising: Security Champions Programmes; Online materials; Surveys, and; Interactive workshops.
OutThink brings the world's first human risk protection platform, which redefines security awareness with its cloud platform developed to automate the identification and measurement of human risk.
Urban IQ is a management consultancy company largely working across the public sector. It has successfully managed and delivered many complex partnership projects and provides project support for Security2Live.
Chameleons mission is to help SMEs increase new business and increase revenue by distinguish their service through integrating security. We do this by developing security strategies that support their current and future business needs.
Caveris’ mission is to enable businesses to gain total visibility of their Cybersecurity. Central to this is the ability to perform automated checks against any technology.
VisAud are a creative team of professionals with an extensive background in every aspect of Video Production and Event Management. VisAud provide the video expertise across Virtually Informed website.
Our Supporters
We are proud to have worked with and have the support of organisations illustrating excellence in their field.
The IASME Consortium
Sutcliffe & Company.
Certifications
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ISO 27001
We have been ISO 27001 Certified since 2021.
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ISO 9001
We have been ISO 9001 Certified since 2021.
Our Values
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Fairness
We believe in equality of access to opportunities, and reflect this in what and how we do things, as well as the services we offer.
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Taking Action
We ensure our work and services facilitate speed to taking actions that get desired outcomes.
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Giving Back
We use our innovations to give back to communities which are continuously and consistently giving to others in need. Further, we will contribute to the well-being of those most in need.
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Environment
Our generation have affected the earth's resilience and beauty in one lilfe-time. Across our website and services we illustrate our environment’s beauty.
Projects & Examples of Our Work
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Mental Health in Cyber Security
The result of an industry paper of the same name, co-authored by Sarb Sembhi, the authors set up the Mental Health in Cyber Security Foundation. Further information on this project and the latest events can be found on the website to be announced soon.
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Security2Live
This project provides security resources to the public.
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Board Advisory
We have advised and consulted with many boards on cyber security including end user organisations and cyber security start-ups.
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Frameworks and Guidance
We have contributed to several standards, frameworks and guidance on cyber security for large and small organisations.