GET SMB1001 Certified
SEQ IT is an official CyberCert Certification Partner, we provide end-to-end consulting and technical services to help you achieve SMB1001 compliance.
From the essential Bronze level through to the advanced Gold certification, our team supports you through every stage of the compliance and certification.
Bronze: SMB1001 Level 1
Small businesses with low cyber risk exposure.
Silver: SMB1001 Level 2
Small businesses starting a cybersecurity journey.
Gold: SMB1001 Level 3
Compliance-heavy industries such as finance, healthcare, and retail.
Check out the requirements below to see what certification level your business may immediately qualify for:
| Requirements | Bronze | Silver | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Engage a technical support specialist for your organisation | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| 2. Install and configure a firewall | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| 3. Install anti-virus software on all organization devices | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| 4. Automatically install software updates and patches on all organization devices | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| 5. Change passwords routinely | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| 6. Implement backup and recovery strategy for important digital assets | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| 7. Install TLS certificates on all public internet facing websites | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| 8. Ensure employee accounts do not have administrative privileges | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| 9. Ensure employees have individual user accounts | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| 10. Implement a password manager system | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| 11. MFA on all employee email accounts | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| 12. Confidentiality agreement for all employees | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| 13. Implement a policy with procedures to prevent Invoice Fraud | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| 14. Implement a visitor register | ✔️ | ✔️ | |
| 15. Ensure all servers are updated and patched | ✔️ | ||
| 16. MFA on all business apps and social media accounts | ✔️ | ||
| 17. Ensure Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) occurs only over Virtual Private Network (VPN) connections | ✔️ | ||
| 18. Implement a cyber security policy | ✔️ | ||
| 19. Implement a response plan for cyber related incidents | ✔️ | ||
| 20. Utilise secure methods of physical document destruction | ✔️ | ||
| 21. Ensure all computer devices that store sensitive, private, and/or confidential Information are disposed of securely | ✔️ | ||
| 22. Implement and maintain a digital asset register | ✔️ | ||
| 23. Conduct cyber security awareness training for all employees | ✔️ |