For UK Businesses
Cyber security and IT help for UK small businesses
Quick, fixed-price security wins — PHP2Shell patching, security checks, AWS health checks and Cyber Essentials readiness — from an engineering team that has been building systems since 2001.
What We Offer UK Businesses
Start small, fix something real, then grow from there
Begin with a focused security engagement, then bring us in for cloud and software work when it makes sense. Every engagement has a clear scope and a fixed price.
Small Business Security Check
Website, hosting, email spoofing protection, MFA and backups checked, with a plain-English list of fixes — and we can do them for you.
What we checkPHP2Shell Emergency Fix
Every PHP runtime on your servers found, patched to a fixed build and verified, with a check for signs of compromise and a report for your records.
Check if you're affectedAWS Security Health Check
Is GuardDuty on in every region? Is Inspector scanning your instances? Is root MFA set? A fixed-scope review of your AWS account, with the fixes applied.
See what's coveredCyber Essentials Readiness
Gap assessment against the five controls, hands-on fixes to patching, MFA, firewalls and admin accounts, and help with the question set before you apply.
How it worksCloud Migration & Modernisation
Moving ageing servers and end-of-life PHP or Linux onto supported AWS platforms, with backups, monitoring and cost controls from day one.
Enterprise & cloudAI Enablement
Practical AI for UK operations teams — document processing, support triage and internal assistants — with data handling that respects UK GDPR.
AI enablementCyber Essentials
Pass Cyber Essentials first time
Cyber Essentials is the UK government-backed scheme that shows customers and suppliers you have the basics covered — and it's required for many UK central government contracts. Since April 2026, failing the patching or cloud MFA questions is an automatic fail.
For small organisations, certification also comes with cyber insurance cover, subject to IASME's current terms. We find the gaps, fix them on your devices and cloud services, and help you complete the question set. HashTech isn't a certification body: certification is carried out by an IASME-licensed certification body, and we'll introduce you to one.
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Firewalls
Boundary firewalls and internet gateways configured to block unauthorised access.
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Secure configuration
Default passwords changed, unnecessary software and accounts removed.
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Security update management
Critical and high-risk updates installed within 14 days of release.
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User access control
Least privilege, separate admin accounts, and MFA on cloud services.
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Malware protection
Anti-malware or application allow-listing on in-scope devices.
Why HashTech
Senior engineering, without the big-consultancy overhead
- Fixed-price, written quotes before any work starts
- Automated agents for discovery and evidence; senior engineers for every decision
- Familiar with the UK frameworks your customers ask about: NCSC guidance, Cyber Essentials and UK GDPR
- Sized for small businesses: no retainers, no lock-in, no need to buy new tools first
- 23+ years running production systems for organisations including TCS, ISRO and Medtronic
- Remote delivery, with a working day that overlaps UK business hours
Guides for UK organisations
Cyber Essentials in 2026: The Five Controls, the Danzell Question Set and the 14-Day Rule
A practical guide to Cyber Essentials under v3.3 and the Danzell question set: the five controls, MFA auto-fails, 14-day patching, CE vs CE Plus.
UK GDPR Security Obligations for SMEs: Article 32, 72-Hour Breach Reporting and What Changed in 2026
What UK GDPR actually requires on security for small and mid-sized firms: Article 32 measures, reporting breaches to the ICO within 72 hours, DUAA changes.
PHP2Shell (CVE-2026-109618, CVE-2026-109619): What It Is and How to Patch Every Server
A practical PHP2Shell guide: affected and fixed PHP versions, how to find every PHP runtime, patching per platform, workarounds and compromise checks.
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