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Cyber Security Risk Assessment UK for Startups & Scale-ups
Tailored cyber security solutions for startups & scale-ups — from compliance and security to day-to-day support, all managed by UK-based experts.
24/7 Monitoring
Our security operations centre watches your environment around the clock, responding to alerts within minutes.
Plain-English Reporting
No jargon — we explain risks, incidents and recommendations in language your board and staff can understand.
Cost-Effective Security
Get the protection of a full security team without the six-figure salary bill — our managed services start from just a few pounds per user.
Cyber security risk assessment for startups, built around Companies House filings.
Deel, Remote.com and Plane support distributed UK startups hiring across the EU, US and APAC as either contractors or employer-of-record employees. Cloudswitched supports the IT side: laptop procurement and shipping to Lisbon, Belgrade, Berlin or Bangalore, MDM enrollment at zero-touch, conditional-access policies tied to country-of-work, IR35 status review for UK contractors and the leaver-day workflow when the EOR contract ends. Xero, FreeAgent and QuickBooks Online UK startups frequently work with an outsourced bookkeeper or fractional CFO from Crunch, Mazuma, FD Centre, Cornerstone or a regional independent. Cloudswitched supports the integration: bank-feed reconciliation, Stripe-to-Xero, GoCardless-to-Xero, Pleo-to-Xero, Spendesk-to-Xero, payroll integration with PayFit, Brightpay or Xero Payroll, and the role-based access the external accountant needs without becoming a security risk.
How it works for Startups businesses
A clear, structured process from consultation to ongoing support.
1
Vendor-Neutral Advice
We recommend the best tools for your situation, not the ones that pay us the highest commission. Your security comes first.
2
Staff Awareness Focus
Technology alone is not enough. We train your people to recognise phishing, social engineering and other human-targeted attacks.
3
Full Audit Trail
Every action, alert and remediation is logged and available in your compliance dashboard, making audits and insurance renewals painless.
Cyber Security Risk Assessment UK for Startups
Figma, FigJam, Miro and Loom supported
Figma, FigJam, Miro and Loom workspaces with SSO from M365 or Google Workspace, SCIM provisioning, file-sharing controls, leaver-day deprovisioning and data-residency posture for EU prospects asking where design and mockup data is stored.
Google Workspace tenancy supported
Google Workspace Business Starter, Standard, Plus or Enterprise with Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Meet, Docs, Cloud Identity Premium, 2-Step Verification, context-aware access, Advanced Protection for founders and Google Vault retention for UK startups.
EMI option scheme supported
HMRC EMI valuation submission via the Valuation Office Agency, share-option grant register, four-year vesting with one-year cliff, good-leaver versus bad-leaver clauses, post-termination exercise windows and annual EMI return on the HMRC ERS portal for UK founders.
Grants (Innovate UK, UKRI, Horizon, BBB) supported
Innovate UK Smart Grant, UKRI grant, Horizon Europe, British Business Bank Future Fund Breakthrough and Made Smarter UK evidence pack with HiBob or Lattice timesheets, Linear ticket histories, GitHub PR logs, Xero or FreeAgent ledger entries and a Notion grant-evidence wiki.
What Our Cyber Security Risk Assessment UK Covers
Managed firewall and intrusion prevention
Dark web credential monitoring
Incident response hotline
Phishing simulation campaigns
Monthly security posture reports
Email security and anti-phishing filters
Why Startups businesses choose us
Intune, Jamf and Kandji MDM with Apple Business Manager and Microsoft AutoPilot zero-touch supported.
Azure Management-Groups with Entra ID PIM, Defender for Cloud and Sentinel supported.
Microsoft 365 Business Premium with Entra ID conditional access and Defender for Business supported.
SEIS, EIS, EMI options and HMRC Advance Assurance compliance supported for UK seed and Series A founders.
HubSpot, Pipedrive and Salesforce Essentials CRM with PECR marketing-consent capture supported.
Datadog, Sentry, PostHog, Mixpanel, Amplitude, Segment and Rudderstack rollout supported.
Frequently Asked Questions
We support the SSO from HiBob, Lattice or Personio, the SCIM provisioning, the spend-policy configuration, the manager-approval workflow, the Xero or FreeAgent receipt-matching, the VAT-receipt capture for HMRC compliance, the leaver-day card-deactivation and the corporate-card reconciliation that lets the bookkeeper close the month in three days.
Yes. We support the Confirmation Statement, SH01 share allotment, AP01 director appointment, TM01 director termination, AA01 accounting-reference-date change, PSC register updates, Statement of Capital and Articles of Association amendments — all reconciled against the Carta, Capdesk or Vestd cap-table source of truth and the HiBob HRIS.
We support readiness using Drata, Vanta, Secureframe or Thoreum — connecting AWS, GitHub, M365 or Google Workspace, Datadog, Sentry and HiBob — mapping CC1 through CC9 Trust Service Criteria evidence, agreeing the auditor scope (Schellman, Prescient Assurance, BARR, Insight Assurance), running the Type I observation window and then the six-to-twelve-month Type II window.
Yes. We support Intune for the Windows fleet, Kandji or Jamf for the Mac fleet, Apple Business Manager and Microsoft AutoPilot zero-touch enrollment, FileVault and BitLocker encryption, EDR agent rollout, secure-configuration baseline and leaver-day remote wipe for UK startups.
Yes. We support GitHub Enterprise or GitHub Teams with SAML SSO via Entra ID or Okta, SCIM provisioning, branch-protection on main, required PR review, signed-commits enforcement, secret-scanning, Dependabot security updates and GitHub Advanced Security where the budget allows.
Free On Boarding worth up to £2,000!
Limited time offer - valid until 31/05/2026
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