Non-profit cyber security support for SMEs

Practical cyber security support for SMEs

Security Aid is a non-profit providing free assessments, guidance, tools and resources for SMEs, meaning small and medium-sized businesses. Security Aid does not charge for any of its services.

82Readiness
Identity controlsStrong
Detection coverageImproving
Incident readinessAction needed
Featured Services

Free security support without enterprise complexity.

Web App Penetration Testing

Free high-level web application testing guidance to help SMEs understand common risks such as broken access control, insecure login flows and exposed data.

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Vulnerability Assessments

Find exploitable weaknesses before attackers do, with free non-profit remediation guidance for small and medium-sized businesses.

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Security Advisory

Free cyber security guidance for leadership, IT teams, and growing businesses without a full-time security function.

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Security Awareness Training

Reduce everyday risk with free role-aware training guidance that turns security advice into practical habits.

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Cyber Security Talks & Workshops

Free practical cyber security talks and workshops for SMEs, students and community groups.

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Incident Response Planning

Prepare your business to respond calmly and effectively when an incident occurs.

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Supplier & Third-Party Security Reviews

Free guidance to help SMEs understand supplier, SaaS and outsourced IT security risks.

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Microsoft Security Reviews

Improve Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Defender, and endpoint protection configurations with free practical hardening advice.

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SIEM & Detection Engineering Reviews

Understand whether your logs, alerting, and detections cover the threats that matter most.

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Featured Tools

Assess your current posture in minutes, at no cost.

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Cyber Essentials Assessment

Check identity, devices, patching, malware protection, backups, network exposure and data protection against Cyber Essentials-style controls.

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SIEM Gap Assessment

Map identity, endpoint, cloud, SaaS, network, email, server and detection controls to identify visibility gaps and maturity priorities.

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Incident Response Plan Generator

Generate a structured incident response playbook with scenario-specific flow diagrams, procedures and stakeholder templates.

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Microsoft Defender ASR Assessment

Assess Attack Surface Reduction rules, Defender controls and hardening settings to improve exploit and ransomware resilience.

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Supplier Security Assurance Checklist

Generate a practical cyber security questionnaire to send to suppliers, SaaS providers and outsourced IT partners.

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Latest Security News

Current cyber threats and defensive guidance.

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The Hacker News

New Rokarolla Android Malware Steals PINs, SMS Codes, and Crypto Wallet Funds

Security researchers at Zimperium's zLabs have documented a new Android banking trojan, Rokarolla, that targets 217 banking and cryptocurrency apps and packs 137 remote commands. Together,…

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Survey: 94% of Incidents Involve Anonymized Infrastructure. Teams Are Still Reactive

Security teams have never had more IP data at their disposal. Every day, analysts ingest enrichment feeds, geolocation data, reputation scores, telemetry, and threat…

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Attackers Exploit Three Fortinet FortiSandbox Flaws, One Patched Last Week

Bad actors are exploiting multiple security vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiSandbox, according to threat intelligence firm Defused Cyber. In a post shared on X, the…

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China-Linked SprySOCKS Backdoor Expands to Windows with Driver-Based Stealth

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged two previously undocumented Windows variants of what was believed to be a Linux-only backdoor called SprySOCKS. "The Windows variants discovered…

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Security Aid is non-profit and does not charge for any of its services. Start with free assessments, practical guidance and clear remediation priorities built for small and medium-sized businesses.

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