Cyber resilience
Built for
the storm.
Security tries to stop the storm.
Resilience keeps the light on.
You can't stop every storm. But you can be prepared for it.
We help organisations assess, strengthen and prove their ability to withstand, recover and adapt to cyber disruption.
Anticipate
Understand risk before it strikes.
Withstand
Protect what matters most.
Recover
Restore operations and momentum.
Adapt
Evolve and emerge stronger.
Complimentary cyber security assessment
Know exactly where
you stand. At no cost.
A complimentary, rapid cyber security assessment for qualified IT leaders. A focused four-hour workshop that surfaces actionable insight into your real risk.
No obligation, no sales pitch dressed up as advice. You leave with a clear view of your gaps, your quick wins and what to prioritise next.
Offered free of charge to eligible IT and security leaders. Eligibility confirmed in a short scoping call.
Assessed against
The gap
Most IT leaders are working without a baseline
Security decisions get made ad-hoc, driven by the latest incident or audit finding rather than a clear view of risk.
You know you need to certify or improve, but have no agreed measure to track progress against.
The rapid assessment fixes that first problem: it gives you a baseline, fast. And it costs you nothing.
Common challenges
- ✕ No evidence-based view of current cyber maturity
- ✕ Certification requirements with no clear path to meet them
- ✕ Security spend that cannot be tied to measurable risk reduction
- ✕ Improvement efforts that stall as one-off fixes
- ✕ A board asking how exposed the organisation really is
The result is effort without assurance, and spend without measurable risk reduction.
What’s included
A four-hour workshop. Four things you walk away with.
A focused, four-hour workshop led by our cyber consultants. A rapid assessment designed to surface actionable insight — quick wins, key gaps and a prioritised path — without a multi-week wait.
Rapid maturity snapshot
Your current posture mapped against recognised cyber frameworks in a single session, so you get a clear read fast.
- ›Assessed against Cyber Essentials, ISO 27001 and NIST CSF 2.0
- ›People, process and technology at a glance
- ›A clear snapshot, not a vague rating
Gaps and quick wins
Where your biggest exposures sit, and what you can act on straight away.
- ›Overall gaps surfaced and explained in plain language
- ›Quick wins separated from longer-term work
- ›Focused on cyber risk reduction
Value-driven prioritised recommendations
Recommendations sequenced by return, so effort goes where it reduces the most risk.
- ›Prioritised by ROI — cost-benefit driven
- ›Time, effort and value estimation, not a price tag
- ›A practical order of work you can start on
Actionable next steps
A plain-language summary you can take straight to the board or your leadership team.
- ›Where you stand and what matters most
- ›Evidence you can share internally
- ›An honest view on whether a deeper assessment would help
Delivered at no cost to eligible IT leaders. There is no obligation to take up any paid service afterwards.
Eligibility
Is the complimentary assessment for you?
We offer the rapid assessment free of charge because it is genuinely useful and it is how good relationships start. To keep it valuable, we reserve it for IT leaders who can act on the findings.
Right fit if
- → You hold a senior IT or security leadership role — CIO, IT Director, Head of IT, CISO or equivalent
- → You have influence over security decisions and budget in your organisation
- → Your organisation is UK-based with 50 or more employees
- → You operate in a regulated or data-sensitive sector, or handle sensitive customer data
- → You are looking for an honest assessment, not just a quote
Probably not the right fit
- ✕ Sole traders and micro-businesses
- ✕ Other MSPs or security vendors
- ✕ Anyone needing a one-line "are we secure?" yes or no
Not sure where you sit? Have a five-minute conversation with us and we'll tell you honestly.
Our cyber consulting team
The cyber security specialists who keep your light on
Every SysGroup cyber security assessment is run by named, certified consultants — not a faceless queue. The specialists who benchmark your maturity, map your risk and surface your quick wins are the same people who sit with you for the readout, helping your organisation weather whatever the threat landscape brings.
- ›Ex-KPMG penetration tester
- ›French Foreign Legion · 6 years
- ›FTSE 100 enterprise security architect
- ›Cyber strategy, architecture & GRC
Team spotlight
Ryan King
Director of Cyber · Leads the Cyber Strategy, Architecture & GRC Consulting Practice
Ryan King’s CV takes some explaining. He started as a penetration tester at KPMG, decided that wasn’t quite enough variety, and spent six years in the French Foreign Legion.
Back in corporate life, he spent three years consulting on cyber strategy, architecture and governance — helping clients keep pace with regulations that kept shifting across regions and sectors. A spell as enterprise security architect for a FTSE 100 multinational followed: he owned cloud security, identity and access, network and detection architecture, all while driving his CISO’s transformation agenda.
He now leads the Cyber Strategy, Architecture and GRC Consulting Practice at SysGroup. South African by background. Technically deep, operationally tested, and comfortable in high-stakes environments.
15+ yrs
Cyber security experience
Strategy, architecture & GRC
Industry speciality
Financial services, regulated & FTSE 100
Sector focus
Certifications & qualifications
- ›Ex-BAE Systems security research analyst
- ›Started out in a Security Operations Centre
- ›CE, ISO 27001 & third-party risk engagements
Team spotlight
Amay Verma
Senior Consultant
Amay is a cyber security consultant specialising in governance, risk and compliance. He started in a Security Operations Centre, moved into security research at BAE Systems, and now helps organisations understand and reduce cyber risk through maturity assessments, compliance programmes and security strategies built around business objectives.
His background gives him an unusual vantage point: enough technical grounding to know what security controls actually do, and enough governance experience to know whether they are being applied sensibly. Collaborative by nature, and equally comfortable presenting to a board or working through the detail with a technical team.
4+ yrs
Cyber security experience
Governance, risk & compliance
Industry speciality
Financial services, retail & healthcare
Sector focus
Certifications & qualifications
- ›IEC/ISO27001:2022 Lead Auditor
- ›Cyber Essentials Assessor
- ›Supply Chain Cybersecurity, GRC and Audit
Team spotlight
Erica Truong
Senior Consultant
Erica specialises in governance, risk and compliance, with extensive experience supporting organisations across the finance, legal and manufacturing sectors. As an ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer and Cyber Essentials Assessor, she works alongside IT leaders to identify security gaps, uncover quick wins, and build practical roadmaps for improvement. Erica combines technical expertise with a business-first approach, translating cyber risk into clear, board-ready insights that help organisations strengthen resilience, meet compliance requirements, and make informed investment decisions.
5+ yrs
Cyber security experience
Governance, risk & compliance
Industry speciality
Finance, legal & manufacturing
Sector focus
Certifications & qualifications
- ›Leads the Penetration Testing & Compliance Consulting Practice
- ›External & internal pen testing across financial services
- ›IT Health Checks (ITHC) for local councils
Team spotlight
Alan Lim
Associate Director
Alan leads the Penetration Testing and Compliance Consulting Practice at SysGroup. He has extensive experience delivering penetration testing across financial services and insurance, running external and internal assessments from multiple attack vectors to identify and demonstrate points of weakness.
His technical expertise spans private and public cloud, Windows and Linux systems and network management devices. He also delivers IT Health Checks for local councils of all sizes — covering infrastructure, network device and end-user build reviews, remote access and Active Directory configuration, and password analysis.
15+ yrs
Cyber security experience
Infrastructure, web app & cloud security
Industry speciality
Financial services, insurance & public sector
Sector focus
Certifications & qualifications
- ›Ex-IBM UK Labs graduate research trainee
- ›C programmer at the London Stock Exchange
- ›Full-stack .NET / ASPX development background
Team spotlight
Gavin Solomon
Managing Consultant & Network Penetration Tester
Gavin is a penetration tester with a background in .NET and full-stack development. That mix of testing tools, penetration-testing methodology and hands-on engineering makes him effective at probing web applications, infrastructure and operational technology for the vulnerabilities that matter.
Though not sector-specific, his work with engineering, banking and retail clients has included security tests on mobile applications, identifying leaks of sensitive data and hardening defences against reverse engineering to protect intellectual property. More recently he has folded AI into his methodology, experimenting with inference engines and LLMs to sharpen security-testing outcomes.
8+ yrs
Cyber security experience
Operational technology & infrastructure
Industry speciality
Insurance, legal & engineering
Sector focus
Certifications & qualifications
Built for
The moment you need to know where you stand
- →I am new in post and need to understand our cyber security posture before I can act.
- →I need a baseline I can measure improvement against.
- →The board is asking how exposed we are and I need an evidence-based answer.
- →I want to know how close we are to Cyber Essentials or ISO 27001.
- →I need a second, independent opinion on where our real risk sits.
An honest assessment.
At no cost to you.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Is the assessment really free?
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Yes. The rapid cyber security assessment is delivered at no cost to eligible IT leaders. There is no charge for the workshop, the analysis or the readout, and no obligation to take up any paid service afterwards.
What is the catch?
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There is no catch. We offer it because it is genuinely useful and because good, long-term relationships tend to start with proving our value first. If you decide we can help further, we scope deeper work separately. If not, you keep the findings either way.
How long does it take?
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The rapid assessment is a single, focused four-hour workshop. You leave with actionable insight the same day, rather than waiting weeks for a report.
Who qualifies?
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It is reserved for senior IT and security leaders — CIO, IT Director, Head of IT, CISO or equivalent — at UK-based organisations of 50 or more employees who have influence over security decisions. Eligibility is confirmed in a short scoping call.
Which frameworks do you assess against?
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The rapid assessment is mapped against Cyber Essentials, ISO 27001 and NIST CSF 2.0, looking at people, process and technology to surface gaps, quick wins and prioritised improvement.
What do I actually walk away with?
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A rapid maturity snapshot, your overall gaps and quick wins, value-driven recommendations prioritised by ROI, and a plain-language summary of actionable next steps you can take to the board.