SMB1001 Silver Certification
The SMB1001 Silver Certification introduces more robust cybersecurity controls to address common threats facing growing businesses. It’s ideal for SMBs that require moderate protection, improved resilience, and alignment with compliance obligations.
Delivered by a Certified CyberCert MSP Partner, Silver builds on the foundations of Bronze with enhanced measures against malware, ransomware, and unauthorized access — providing greater assurance to clients, partners, and insurers.
- Drivers Addressed: Moderate protection, improved resilience, compliance needs
- Purpose: Introduce best-practice controls to reduce exposure to ransomware, unpatched systems, and weak access management
- Key Threats Mitigated: Malware, phishing, ransomware, unauthorized access
- Ideal For: SMBs that need stronger protections to meet basic industry or insurer expectations
- Outcome: Improves client and partner confidence, with verified controls and increased resilience to common threats
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| Certification Level | Silver (Level 2 of SMB1001) |
| Drivers Addressed | Moderate protection, improved resilience, compliance needs |
| Purpose | Introduces more robust controls to address common threats such as ransomware, unpatched vulnerabilities, and unauthorized access. |
| Key Threats Mitigated | Malware, phishing, ransomware, access control weaknesses |
| Ideal For | SMBs that require stronger protections to meet moderate security or insurance requirements. |
| Outcome | Improves client and partner confidence with best-practice controls and enhanced resilience against common cyber threats. |
| Compliance Alignment | Supports alignment with general industry expectations, privacy obligations, and early-stage insurer or supplier requirements. |
| Delivery Partner | Must be delivered by a Certified CyberCert MSP Partner (e.g. Helpdesk Computers) |
| Time to Deliver | Typically 2–4 weeks, depending on business size, existing controls, and documentation availability. |
