As you may aware that the Scottish Government has been supporting SMEs with Cyber Essentials Certification. Any Scottish registered SME can get up to £1,000 voucher towards their Cyber Essentials certification. It is available for first-time applicants. The voucher scheme is managed by the Scottish Enterprise. However, the scheme is now coming to close. Here are the dates you need to remember if you are looking to apply for the voucher.

• 6th March 2020 - Deadline for the new voucher applications
• 31st March 2020 - Deadline for the voucher application to be approved
• 31st July 2020 - Deadline to achieve your Cyber Essentials certification

Cyber Essentials certification protect your organisation against the most common cyber attacks. Achieving the certification will show your commitment to Cybersecurity and gives you a competitive advantage. For more information on the certification please read our blog post here https://thetechforce.co.uk/blog/2019/everything-you-need-to-know-about-cyber-essentials/. Alternatively, you can watch videos on most frequently asked questions here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGMz7mJdPdDEt_ke3R2w_16uats5ECUmZ

TechForce Cyber is an Approved Cyber Essentials Practioner and we can help you through the certification as well as the voucher. Please get in touch hello@thetechforce.co.uk or 0333 210 6181.