Who are we?
My name is Kevin Hawkins, the MD, and I’ve been in the cyber security game almost since before it was a game! I started in Information Security at the MOD at a time when IT and databases were in their infancy and got in on the ground floor.
I subsequently went to work for the NHS, HP/HPE, CSC and Symantec, during which time I led many major cyber security projects in the public and private sectors, designing and commissioning the Security Operations Centre for the FCO, carrying out several projects for the MOD, leading the security team for the new online passport application, as well as several high street banks.
In 2013 I was asked to go to the middle east to set up a Cyber Security team covering the UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar, growing the team from 3 people to 24.
On return my business partner and I set up H2 to serve the SME community.
So why SMEs? Surely there’s more money in corporate security?
Well yes there is, but SMEs are at the heart of our ethos. During our time working in the corporate sector, it became clear that there was little to no support given to SMEs, either at the S, or the M end of the scale, and the big security companies and system integrators were content to leave that to their resellers ie those local IT support companies that resold their products.
Here at H2 we understand that the only real difference between an SME and an corporate organisation, in terms of cyber security, is that of scale. We have therefore scaled our services, the products that support them, and our pricing, to fit with an SMEs issues and pocket. We like to say that we offer a triple A service providing solutions that are Appropriate (to you), Affordable and Accreditable (to standards such as Cyber Essentials).
Take a look at our Blog and social media posts. We try to inform and educate, placing a link between what we know, and what SMEs need to know but are rarely told.
A Government backed standard for cyber security
A comprehensive assessment of your current cyber security position
Full Protection and Monitoring of your systems 24/7
Get your staff up to speed on current threats and test their awareness
Partner with an experienced cybersecurity board adviser
Firewall testing and security protocol penetration testing
Ensure all your data is secure to protect from potential GDPR breaches
We asked H2 to examine our Cyber Security and Data Protection posture, including policies, processes and technical configuration and controls. We found their Cyber Maturity Assessment to be very comprehensive in discovering the threats and vulnerabilities to our systems and describing them in terms of business risk. The policies and processes developed were again, comprehensive and all encompassing, and designed to fit in with the style and presentation of our other policies and handbook.
Rob Gill
We engaged H2 to examine our Cyber Security in readiness for obtaining Cyber Essentials accreditation. Their Cyber Maturity Assessment is comprehensive and H2s approach is unique in our experience of IT service companies. They provided services at our own pace and at price points which we were happy with. They were also comfortable working with our current IT provider, enhancing their services and products, and plugging the gaps, including Cyber Security and Data Protection Awareness training. I have no hesitation in recommending H2 to other companies who need such services.
Mark Stephens
We engaged H2 to examine our liability under GDPR and devise risk managed policies and processes to ensure we met the requirements. They devised a set of processes and policies, neatly presented as a Data Protection Manual on time and on budget. I would not hesitate to recommend H2 to other businesses.