Protect Your Business. Strengthen Your Cyber-Resilience.
This hub brings together the latest guidance, standards, and practical steps to help you strengthen your cyber resilience — protecting your operations, your people, and your reputation.
Can anything be done to prevent a Cyber attack?
The good news is that most attacks can be prevented with the right foundations in place. Yet while 95% of manufacturers agree that cyber security is essential, more than half have not taken further action, despite their growing digital footprint - often due to cost concerns or uncertainty about where to start.
Cyber threats don’t just cause IT headaches, they stop production, damage reputation, and can put vital contracts at risk. Increasingly, customers and partners want to see evidence that you’re managing cyber risks responsibly before doing business.
This hub brings together the latest guidance, standards, and practical steps to help you strengthen your cyber resilience - protecting your operations, your people and your reputation.
Together, these resources will help you understand the risks, take action and lead the conversation on cyber-resilience in UK manufacturing.
This hub is your go-to guide for building stronger cyber resilience across UK manufacturing and beyond.
Standards and Best Practice
Here you’ll find practical steps to help protect your business from cyber threats, along with links to trusted resources, government guidance, and expert advice. Everything you need to strengthen your defences and stay secure in a connected world.
In today’s connected economy, cyber resilience isn’t just about defence — it’s about trust, continuity and competitive advantage. Meeting recognised standards shows your customers, investors and partners that you take security seriously. It also opens doors to new contracts, strengthens supply chain confidence and helps you recover faster when things go wrong.
Whether you’re just starting with the basics or aiming for full certification, each step you take builds lasting protection for your business and your reputation.
Start with Cyber Essentials →
Grow into IASME or ISO 27001 →
Build resilience with ISO 22301 and the Cloud Controls Matrix →
Handling card payments as a business add PCI DSS→
Make sure your board leads from the top →
The Smart Route to Cyber-Resilience
Best for: All businesses — especially SMEs and suppliers.
What it is: The UK Government’s baseline cyber certification. It covers five practical controls that stop most common cyber-attacks.
Why it matters: It’s affordable, quick to achieve, and often required for government contracts. It shows you’ve done the basics — like locking your digital front door.
Best for: SMEs who want to go beyond the basics or handle sensitive data.
What it is: A step up from Cyber Essentials that checks how you manage risk, data protection and GDPR compliance.
Why it matters: It demonstrates to customers and partners that you’re managing cyber risk strategically, not just ticking boxes.
Best for: Growing or larger organisations — or anyone handling valuable information.
What it is: The international gold standard for information security management. It helps you create policies, processes and audits for continuous improvement.
Why it matters: Recognised globally, ISO 27001 shows you can be trusted with sensitive data — vital for supply chains and international clients.
Best for: Cloud service providers or businesses using cloud-based infrastructure.
What it is: A detailed checklist from the Cloud Security Alliance that helps you manage security in the cloud.
Why it matters: Proves you understand your cloud risks — and reassures clients their data stays protected wherever it’s hosted.
Best for: Any organisation that needs to stay operational through incidents or crises.
What it is: The global standard for business continuity and disaster recovery.
Why it matters: Cyber-attacks, power cuts or supplier failures — this helps you plan for the unexpected and keep critical services running.
Best for: Any business taking card payments.
What it is: The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, required if you store or process payment details.
Why it matters: Customers expect their payment data to stay secure — and non-compliance can lead to fines or loss of merchant status.
Best for: Boards and senior leaders.
What it is: The UK’s 2025 Code of Practice makes cyber risk a board-level responsibility.
Why it matters: Directors must now show oversight, define risk appetite and get assurance on how cyber risk is managed — it’s no longer just an IT issue.
Cyber Security Resources
Helpful Cyber Security Resources
Stay ahead of the latest cyber developments shaping UK manufacturing with these additional resources.
Cyber Security Awareness Course
Learn what skills are needed to protect your businesses against cyber security threats with real life examples and guidance on how to address and manage the risks.