North East Business Resilience Centre

The North East Business Resilience Centre are a police-led, not for profit organisation providing 24/7 support to small and medium businesses, their trusted Centre forms a partnership network to protect businesses from risk. They offer completely free membership, as well as many other affordable cyber resilience services.

Cyber security is a complicated and complex environment. They work with the best cyber agencies and consultants from across the UK to demystify the jargon, offering access to national intelligence data, free guidance and affordable practical help to increase online protection.

They have a talented team of student ethical hackers from Sheffield Hallam and Northumbria Universities who work alongside senior Cyber Security Practioners to help businesses of all sizes with their cyber security.

Their Centre forms a partnership to protect people, places and processes from risk through constant re-evaluation of our methods. Their business resilience services are delivered by an expert team of:

• Trusted Professionals
• Seconded Police officers
• Ethical Hacking students

Find out about free Core Membership to the North East Business Resilience Centre.

Cyber Security Assessment Services

NEBRC work with an innovative team of ethical hackers from Sheffield Hallam and Northumbria Universities to provide affordable services for all. Providing you with an insight into your own cyber resilience, and giving back to the community in our region by providing these highly trained students some first-hand experience in their field.

Services inlcude:

• Internet Investigations
• Vulnerability Assessment
• Cyber Business Continuity Exercise
• Security Awareness Training
• Security Policy Review
• Web Application Vulnerability Assessment

Find out more about how NEBRC's services can help you.

Business Risk Check

Do you use any form of technology in your business? Whether it be a phone or email where you contact your customers, social media to promote your business, take orders and payments online or even use online banking, the internet has been crucial for the success of many businesses today.

You may not consider yourself a likely target of cyber-crime but if you answered yes to the above, did you know it could affect you? According to the Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2022, 39% of UK businesses have experienced a cyber-attack, regardless of location, size or sector.

21% of these organisations reporting a sophisticated attack – to include DDoS attempts, malware and ransomware, which in effect will bring your business to a standstill.

The North East Business Resilience Centre can signpost you to further support, whether it be their free Core Membership or further support packages.

If you complete the Business Risk Check, they can assess where you are on your journey to cyber resilience and can provide help and reassurance, guidance and recommendations.