Secure Innovation Security Reviews offer innovative early-stage UK technology businesses expert, tailored guidance to help protect their ideas, technologies, competitive edge and reputations.
Delivered by approved security reviewers, the service helps businesses identify and manage key security risks, including those linked to state threats and helps them integrate protective security into their broader business strategies.
A Security Review provides a high-level assessment of an organisation’s security posture, covering:
A key component of the Secure Innovation campaign, the Security Review scheme is funded through a joint initiative between the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), National Protective Security Authority (NPSA), and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). The scheme bears the majority cost of each Review through a £2,500 grant, with a supplement of £500 from each business.
Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, administers the scheme across the UK, which is available to 500 businesses.
Award
Secure Innovation Security Review participating businesses contribute £500 towards the service, with the remaining £2,500 funded by the scheme. To encourage organisations receiving a security review to progress toward achieving Cyber Essentials certification, a £300 voucher code towards Cyber Essentials will be provided to each organisation after the report has been submitted.
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