Security Assessment Tool

1

Does your organisation have any employees apart from yourself?* This field is required.

No

Yes, 1-9 employees

Yes, 10 or more employees

2

On a scale of 1-5, with 5 being the highest rating, how important is cyber security, data protection, data recovery (backups) and employee cybersecurity awareness within your organisation?* This field is required.

1
2
3
4
5

Not important

Important

3

Do you have a recent backup of ALL your important work information?* This field is required.Important information could include emails, invoices, accounts, customer data, appointments and software. Backup could include information saved to the cloud or an external hard drive or USB stick.

Yes

No

Not sure

4

Where do you back up your important information?* This field is required.

The Cloud

USB connected hard drive (e.g. USB stick of external hard drive)

Network connected hard drive (e.g. NAS drive)

A combination of these

5

Do you have automatic back ups turned on?* This field is required.

Yes

No

Not sure

6

If you needed to access important information from your backup quickly, do you know how to do this?* This field is required.

Yes

No

7

Do you use a strong password for your work email?* This field is required.A strong password is usually one that would be difficult to guess and DOES NOT include any combination of personal information, popular words or number sequences (e.g. don't use 'qwerty' or 'liverpool123')

Yes

No

Not sure

8

Is your work email password different from all other passwords you use?* This field is required.

Yes

No

Not sure

9

Have you turned on two-factor authentication (2FA) for all your important work accounts that provide it?* This field is required.This could include email, social media, HMRC/tax accounts or any other online accounts critical to the running of your business.

Yes

No

Not sure

10

What devices do you use for work?* This field is required.

Laptop and/or desktop computer

Mobile phone and/or tablet

A combination of these

11

Do you have the following security features turned on for all your main work devices, where possible?* This field is required.- Screen to auto-lock after a period of inactivity - PIN code, passcode, fingerprint, face ID (or other biometric) to access your device - Find my device (for Apple devices) - Play protect (for Android devices)

Yes

No

Not sure

12

On your laptop or desktop computer, is the firewall turned on and anti-virus enabled where provided?* This field is required.Firewall and anti-virus are security features that are built into Windows and macOS, and can be found in your computer's settings. However, you may have also chosen to purchase a product that provides these, or additional features, from a third party.

Yes

No

Not sure

13

Are all your main work devices running the most up-to-date software?* This field is required.Software includes the device's operating system and the apps on the device.

Yes

No

Not sure

14

Why aren't all your main work devices running the most up to date software?* This field is required.Software includes the device's operating system and the apps on the device.

I don't know how to update my software

I don't want to update my software

I don't have enough space / memory

My devices are too old

Other

Not applicable

15

Are all your main work devices set to update software automatically?* This field is required.Software includes the device's operating system and the apps on the device.

Yes

No

Not sure

16

Before installing software to your main work devices, do you check it's from an official source?* This field is required.This may include checking it's from a well known brand, performing a web search or only downloading from a manufacturer approved store such as Apple App store or Google Play.

Always

Sometimes

Never

17

Would you like a breakdown of your results sent to you via email?

YESNO

18

Please enter your name

First Name

Last Name

19

Please enter your email

example@example.com

Email Verified

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Please check your mailbox and paste the code below to complete verification

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Your score isThis score determines your organisation's cyber security position.