A 13-person specialist team — security first, IT support second. Microsoft Solutions Partner. Cyber Essentials Plus certified. Independently verified by 400+ clients across the UK. Based in Coleshill, Birmingham since 1995.
Security and compliance requires specific qualifications, active accreditations, and engineers who do this every day. Here is what to look for — and what ACUTEC holds.
New clients come to us one of two ways. Both lead to a long-term relationship built on genuine security — not just a certificate on a wall.
A virtual Chief Information Security Officer gives your business director-level security leadership without the cost of a full-time hire. We own the strategy. We brief the board. We carry the risk conversation — so your directors understand what they're signing off.
A West Midlands business in the Severn Trent supply chain received a letter — certify to Cyber Essentials or your contract is at risk. They called ACUTEC. We assessed their environment, identified the gaps, guided them through remediation, and got them certified.
This isn't a one-off. Every major utility, NHS trust, and public sector body is tightening supply chain security requirements. If you supply them — this conversation is coming.
Any company can call itself a security house. Not every company can prove it. Here is what ACUTEC holds — and what it means for you.
We are a Microsoft house — and one of very few MSPs in the West Midlands with Solutions Partner accreditation. That means better licensing terms, direct Microsoft support, and access to funded deployments that partners without this status simply cannot offer.
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If you run a business and you're not a security expert — these are the questions we get asked every week. No jargon. No acronym soup.
The short answer: it's expensive, disruptive, and takes longer to recover from than most businesses expect. On average, a cyber attack costs UK SMEs £8,000–£25,000 in direct costs — that's before you factor in downtime, lost productivity, reputational damage, and the cost of telling your clients their data may have been exposed. If you hold customer data (and almost every business does), you are legally required to report significant breaches to the ICO within 72 hours. The M&S attack in 2025 brought their online operation to a halt for weeks. The same type of attack on a smaller business is often terminal.
Cyber Essentials is a UK government-backed certification that proves you have the five basic security controls in place. Think of it as an MOT for your business IT — it doesn't make you invulnerable, but it demonstrates you've done the fundamentals. If you supply the NHS, central government, Severn Trent, or many large corporates, they may already be asking for it — or they will be soon. Supply chain security pressure is accelerating. Many businesses come to us after receiving a letter with a deadline. We've certified businesses in 60 days. It's achievable.
Possibly — but general IT support and cyber security are not the same thing. Your IT provider may be excellent at keeping your computers running and managing your Microsoft 365 licences. Security requires different skills: threat monitoring, incident response, compliance frameworks, vulnerability assessment, and the ability to certify you to standards like Cyber Essentials. The question to ask your current provider: "Can you certify us to Cyber Essentials Plus and support an ISO27001 audit?" If they hesitate, that's your answer.
It depends on what you need, but it is less than most people expect — and significantly less than the cost of a breach. Cyber Essentials certification typically costs £300–£500 in certification fees, plus our time to prepare you — which varies depending on how much work is needed. Managed security starts from a few hundred pounds per month for a small business. ISO27001 is a larger investment and typically takes 12–18 months. We give you an honest quote before anything starts — no surprises.
A free security review with ACUTEC is a 45–60 minute conversation — either on-site or via video call — where we ask you about your business, your IT setup, and your current security posture. At the end, you'll know where you are, what your most significant risks are, and what it would take to address them. No hard sell. If we're not the right fit, we'll tell you. If there's something you can fix yourself without paying us, we'll tell you that too.
Yes — and the stakes are arguably higher for smaller businesses than large ones. Large businesses have dedicated security teams and insurance budgets. Small businesses are often easier targets precisely because attackers know they are less likely to have strong defences. If you have ten employees, process payments, hold customer data, or supply a larger organisation — cyber security is relevant to you. You don't need an enterprise-level programme. You need the right basics, properly implemented.
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