Cultura HR

Maintaining robust IT systems and strong cyber security can be a challenge for SMEs, with cost and capacity being major concerns.

Cultura HR, an SME providing specialist HR consultancy services across the North East of England, recognised the critical need for corporate-level protection to safeguard sensitive client data and maintain professional integrity. However, the business was struggling to source the IT and cyber security required at a rate that was affordable.

The SME was drawn to Net-Defence due to our pragmatic, realistic approach and strong presence in the North East. We proposed our Business Resilience as a Service (BRaaS) which offered a flexible, turnkey solution with no capital upfront costs.

Corporate level protection at an affordable price point

We delivered a tailored, comprehensive package for Cultura HR that provided real-time IT support with a valuable cyber certification.

From an IT standpoint, Cultura HR now benefits from:

• IT Managed Service Provider Support (MSP) which assists the consultancy with device management and remote monitoring, providing cloud-based backups
• Essential patching, antivirus and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) management detecting which can detect suspicious behaviours that could indicate a sophisticated attack

By implementing the BRaaS solution, Cultura HR gained a professional operational standard akin to a large corporate business, without the typical management overhead.

Achieving Cyber Essentials was a key component, providing significant benefits which include:

• Defence against approximately 80% of common cyber threats like phishing, malware, and hacking by establishing five critical security controls
• An accreditation that demonstrates a serious commitment to data protection, reinforcing trust with clients
• The certification through our BRaaS programme also included free cyber liability insurance, offering a vital financial safety net against potential incidents