Developing a security behavioural assessment approach for cyber rating U.K. MSBs

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Presented at CyberScience2020 2020 by

Andrew Patel

Micro and small businesses in the U.K. account for over 99% of all U.K. businesses. Still, a growingperception gap is how these businesses perceive the relevance and value of cyber security and the potential impactsconcerning them. The recent U.K. government studies have shown a significant increase in the average cost to thesesmaller businesses after suffering a disruptive attack. Yet, their engagement with recognised standards and bestpractices is still relatively low. This paper aims to ascertain the influences behind this situation and understandwhether the implementation of a new security behavioural assessment methods is linked to an overall cyber ratingscheme. This assessment will also provide a way to engage better and reduce the perception gap amongst smallerU.K. businesses while helping to drive better security behaviours overall.