For the Market Research Industry and SMBs
We help small and medium sized businesses traverse the cyber threat landscape and meet client and regulatory requirements in information security and privacy.
We work with businesses across a diverse range of sectors – and have over 20 years’ experience of working with the market research and other industries and small and medium sized businesses in particular.
Whether you’re looking to gain security certification such as ISO 27001, SOC 2 or Cyber Essentials, get through a procurement exercise with your clients or add support to your internal teams with security and privacy projects, we connect the dots to make it happen.
"I got back in touch with John to request help with Illuminas' preparations for GDPR and an upcoming ISO 27001 re-certification audit. After knowing and working with John for a number of years the Illuminas Partners and I were confident he would be ideally placed to help us with both of these projects. We were not disappointed. John's in-depth knowledge of ISO 27001, thorough auditing skills, and strategic thinking helped us sail through our re-certification. John also became our DPO and trusted advisor on all things privacy after his pragmatic, flexible approach to helping us meet the requirements of the Regulation in full. I would have no hesitation in recommending John to any company, particularly any research agency, looking to become ISO 27001 certified."
John Connaughton, CEO Illuminas Ltd - https://www.illuminas.com/eu/
"John is a highly talented ISO 27001 professional with both deep understanding of the standard as well as the convivial character that allows it to be understood and implemented both in the business and the technical areas of his clients. During his time with me, he was my "go-to" consultant for delivery as he could rapidly understand a complex set of requirements and turn them into actionable outcomes for our clients. I have no hesitation in recommending John as he is an outstanding consultant in whom I have always had the most faith and always knew he would deliver a top rate service."
Dave Martin, (Retired) Director of Cyber, CGI - https://www.cgi.com/en
"I have worked with John and the Infoshelter team for a few years now across a couple of different businesses and would wholeheartedly recommend. Approachable, flexible, explain what's needed well in non-tech terms, made our Cyber Essentials and ISO27001 processes stress free and have also helped on BCP plans, data protection advice and other areas."
Natalie Pilch, The Unlikely Saboteur - https://saboteur.studio/
"Thanks to the work of John and his team we were successful in our ISO 27001 extension to the whole of the Firefish group. This means that we would have had nearly 5 years of successful ISO 27001 certification with InfoShelter’s help. They collaborate intimately with our team and are always available to offer assistance with both security questions and in their capacity as Data Protection Officer"
Antonia Delgado Turner, Chief Operating Officer, Firefish Group - https://firefish.ltd.uk/
We can become an extension of your team and trusted advisor for security, privacy and AI deployment. We enjoy working with your internal tech and non-tech teams as well as your IT Managed Service Provider. We are always only an email or call away.
We fully appreciate that you have your own set of business objectives, risk tolerance levels, and budget. Our solutions aren’t ‘one size fits all’ but are tailored to meet your specific requirements.
Whether you ask us to conduct a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) for you, run an internal audit, help with security and privacy aspects of a procurement questionnaire, or assist with ISO 27001 or Cyber Essentials projects, we utilise our combined 20+ years of security and privacy experience to provide a unique level of expertise and quality to your project.
We focus on information security, privacy and AI related risks and how they interrelate. If you want us to look at a new project, a new AI or cloud tool deployment, or an organisation wide review – our approach is the same. We listen to you about the specifics and the nuances of the subject to provide ready-to-use risk outputs.
Whether you need help planning a new ISO 27001 certification project, transitioning to the new 2022 version of the standard, or you need help maintaining an existing Information Security Management System (ISMS) - we have the experience and skills to assist.
We are an IASME accredited certification body for Cyber Essentials. We can assist you at all stages of the process, providing guidance and offering a seamless and efficient certification experience. By using InfoShelter as your Cyber Essentials certification service, you are greatly increasing your chances of a first-time pass.
This service is designed to offer transparent security related operational activities tailored to your requirements. By having a seasoned virtual security manager on-hand, your organisation can benefit from over 20 years' of security and privacy experience and over 20 years IT experience in the market research industry for a fraction of the cost of a dedicated in-house employee. We are very comfortable working alongside your internal or external IT and operations teams to deliver security services. Our aim is to become a trusted advisor to your team.
We have a variety of solutions to help mitigate your security risks - whether it is ensuring you reduce the likelihood of your staff being phished, making sure all of your systems are monitored, understanding where your vulnerabilities are, or uplifting your anti-malware solution. Our solutions have been carefully selected to offer the best performance at a realistic price. Our Fortify packages are a great place to start your total defense journey.
We can help with any tasks, projects or specific issues you may have relating to information security or privacy and data protection on an ad hoc basis.
This could include assistance in completing a security questionnaire for a client or insurance company, assessing the security posture of a new supplier or tool, or help handling a security incident.
We are here to help, no matter the size of the task or the size of your business.
Get in touch for a no obligation call to discuss your requirements.
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