UK Cyber Security Consulting
Most businesses find out they have a cyber problem when something goes wrong, or when a customer sends a security questionnaire they cannot answer. By then the damage is either done or the contract is at risk.
Cyber Essentials readiness, cyber risk assessments, and specialist support for transport and logistics companies.
Best place to start if you are not sure:
Book the free call if a customer has sent a security questionnaire, you need Cyber Essentials for a bid, or you want an honest view of where the risks are. We will point you to the right service quickly.
Free 20-minute discovery call • No obligation • Based in the UK
Four services, each focused on a specific problem
UK Government Scheme
Most businesses that come to us for Cyber Essentials have the same two problems: MFA not switched on for Microsoft 365, and software running behind on patches because the update breaks something. Both of those fail assessments. We find them before the assessor does.
Security Posture
The standard answer when we ask what would happen if ransomware hit tomorrow is silence, then "our IT company would sort it." Usually the IT company's plan is to restore from a backup that hasn't been tested in over a year. This assessment finds problems like that before they cost real money.
Framework Alignment
Small businesses usually do not need a huge framework programme. They need to know what a customer is really asking for, what controls already exist, and what is missing. We use NIST CSF 2.0 to turn that into a current position and a workable target.
Specialist Sector
Transport businesses get approached by generic IT consultants who ask about firewalls and produce a report that could have been written for a solicitors office. We have worked in transport and logistics. We know what a tachograph centre looks like and why that matters for your risk picture.
Start with the problem you are trying to solve
Go to Cyber Essentials if the immediate issue is a contract, supplier requirement, or questionnaire.
Cyber EssentialsGo to the risk assessment page if the business needs an honest baseline first.
Risk AssessmentGo to NIST CSF if a customer wants broader alignment than Cyber Essentials covers.
NIST CSFBook the call and explain the situation. We will tell you what is worth doing first.
Book the CallThe work usually starts with one of these problems
Help with the questionnaire, MFA, patching, device scope, and the answers that usually cause delays or failures.
Customer security forms, supplier due diligence questions, and contract requirements that need a credible response.
A current profile, target profile, and a realistic action plan when a client asks for NIST CSF alignment.
Finding the obvious gaps first: email security, admin access, backups, supplier exposure, and unmanaged devices.
MFA not enabled on email. Ex-employees with active accounts from six months ago. Admin passwords shared on WhatsApp. None of this is exotic. It gets missed because nobody's job it is to check, and generic IT support is not the same as security.
Our background includes military logistics and transport operations. When a haulage firm calls, we already understand tachograph management, depot operations, and why "just update all your passwords" is not useful advice for a business running shift drivers across multiple sites.
SydSec is a small specialist consultancy. When you book a call you get a direct conversation about your business, not a junior consultant following a script. We tell you what we think, including if the timing is wrong or something is not worth the money.
Also
Syd is a 100% offline AI assistant for penetration testers. It analyses Nmap, BloodHound, Volatility, YARA, NetExec and PCAP output without sending anything to the cloud — useful in SCIFs, hospitals, and anywhere with strict data handling requirements. Current internal benchmark average: 9.27/10 across the scored tool set. Free community edition on GitHub.
It has nothing to do with the consulting side. But it is why the technical credibility here is real.
We will tell you what we think about your situation. No report to sell you first. If we can help, we will say so. If the timing is wrong or it is not worth the money right now, we will say that too.
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