2026 cyber security advisory
The 2026 SME Cyber Resilience Report
Cyber security affects the information you hold, the work you can deliver and the confidence customers place in your business. This cyber security report for small business explains the practical priorities, from Microsoft 365 and access controls to recovery planning and evidence for customer or insurer questions.
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Get the 2026 SME Cyber Resilience Report
Complete the form to receive the PDF report. It covers where cyber risk affects contracts, insurance, Microsoft 365 security and customer confidence, and what to prioritise first.
Use it as a practical guide for your leadership team, or share it internally as a starting point for improving cyber resilience.
- Free PDF
- Seven chapters
- 25-question self-assessment inside
What's inside
Seven practical chapters to help you make decisions
- 01
Why It’s Now Commercial
how cyber resilience now affects contracts, insurance and customer confidence.
- 02
The Microsoft-365 Gap
the common Microsoft 365 settings businesses miss, and the checks to make first.
- 03
Frameworks Compared
when Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO 27001, SOC 2 and NIST CSF matter.
- 04
Monitoring & Evidence
what to record, review and keep ready before a customer or insurer asks.
- 05
Zero Trust, Simply
how to reduce unnecessary access without slowing people down.
- 06
The 90-Day Roadmap
a practical order of work: visibility, hardening, evidence and certification.
- 07
The Self-Assessment
a 25-question cyber security check to run with your leadership team.
The practical tools behind the report
Go straight to the tool you need
Microsoft 365 security checklist
Review key settings for access, administration, sharing and recovery.
Use the checklistThe 90-day roadmap
Organise security improvements into visibility, hardening and evidence.
Explore the roadmapFrameworks compared
Understand the purposes of the main security frameworks and assessments.
Compare frameworksCyber security self-assessment
Use 25 questions to identify areas for further review.
Take the self-assessment
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Questions about IT support and cyber resilience
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INDIGO IT brings everyday IT support and cyber security together, including help with Microsoft 365, device protection, account access and backups. Having those responsibilities with one team helps connect the issues your team reports with the security work behind your systems.
Look for a clear explanation of what's included, how people request help and who takes responsibility for security and recovery. Ask how the provider reviews your systems and turns recurring problems or business changes into a practical plan.
IT support deals with the problems and requests your team needs help with. Managed IT services include that assistance within ongoing care for systems, accounts, security and maintenance, so work continues between individual support requests.
Start by establishing what you're protecting: your important information, the systems holding it and the people with access. A review of that starting point helps identify urgent gaps and gives improvements such as stronger sign-in controls or better backup coverage a clear priority.
A nearby team can connect remote assistance with hands-on work at your premises. INDIGO IT supports businesses across Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire from Camberley, bringing an understanding of the office setup into ongoing support and planning.