// Operational Trust & Security Readiness

SECURITY BASICS,DONE PROPERLY

We help small businesses, trades, care providers, charities and community organisations become safer, more resilient and more credible online. Not cyber theatre. Not fear-selling. Just practical protection, clean systems and evidence you can show to clients, insurers and funders.

// The idea

MOST SMALL BUSINESSES DON'T NEED A CYBER DEPARTMENT

They need the basics done properly: domains locked down, email protected, backups checked, staff accounts secured, forms protected from bots, customer data handled responsibly — and risks tracked before they become expensive problems.

PSA Studio already builds AI apps, automation, dashboards and secure business systems for Scottish organisations. This is the security layer around those systems — the same care, offered on its own, without jargon or enterprise pricing.

// What you get

WHAT EACH PIECE DOES FOR YOU

Pick a package, or mix and match. Each piece is named for the business result it delivers — the technical work sits underneath, done properly so you don't have to think about it.

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Cyber Health Check

Know exactly where you stand.

A plain-English review of your whole setup, top to bottom — so you understand your real risks and what's genuinely worth fixing first. No jargon, no scare tactics.

  • domains
  • DNS
  • SSL
  • email security
  • website
  • passwords
  • MFA
  • backups
  • admin access
  • cloud tools
  • forms
  • data handling
  • AI usage
  • supplier risk

Output → risk score · quick wins · priority roadmap · evidence checklist

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Cloudflare Security Setup

Keep your business online.

Harden the front door of your website, forms and cloud apps — so you stay up, stay fast, and keep bots and abuse out. Often using tools you already pay for.

  • DNSSEC
  • HTTPS enforcement
  • WAF
  • Bot Fight Mode
  • Turnstile
  • rate limiting
  • security headers
  • admin protection
  • Zero Trust (where needed)
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Email & Domain Protection

Protect your name and your inbox.

Stop anyone spoofing your business, and keep your genuine email landing where it should instead of the spam folder.

  • SPF
  • DKIM
  • DMARC
  • domain-expiry monitoring
  • spoofing protection
  • secure contact forms
  • email routing review

Cyber Essentials Readiness

Get ready to win bigger contracts.

Get organised and find the gaps before you apply for the UK Government-recommended baseline that more and more tenders and insurers now ask for.

  • device checklist
  • updates checklist
  • access control
  • firewall/router review
  • malware protection
  • MFA review
  • evidence pack

We are not a certification body. We help you prepare — organising the basics and identifying gaps before you apply.

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Data Protection Readiness

Handle customer data with confidence.

Get your data handling organised and your evidence in one place — GDPR-minded — so you can answer the awkward questions without panic.

  • what you collect
  • where it's stored
  • who has access
  • retention basics
  • privacy notice review
  • ICO fee reminder
  • data risk register

We do not provide legal advice. We help you organise your data handling and evidence.

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AI Governance Check

Use AI without leaking secrets.

Set sensible rules before staff paste the wrong thing into ChatGPT or Copilot — so you can adopt AI while protecting client confidentiality.

  • what tools are used
  • what data staff paste in
  • client confidentiality risks
  • prompt/output handling
  • internal AI policy
  • approved-tools list
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Trust Centre Setup

Look credible to serious clients.

A simple public page that shows bigger clients, insurers and funders you take security seriously — often the quiet difference in winning a tender.

  • privacy commitments
  • security commitments
  • disclosure contact
  • data hosting region
  • backup statement
  • status link
  • accessibility statement
  • AI-use statement
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RiskKit Evidence Board

Watch it improve, month on month.

Your ongoing operating layer — one place where your security picture lives, tracks progress, and proves the work you've done.

  • security score
  • open risks
  • completed actions
  • domains
  • backups
  • policies
  • supplier access
  • Cyber Essentials readiness
  • GDPR readiness
  • AI governance
  • evidence documents

Powered by RiskKit — riskkit.psastudio.org

// Your journey

DISCOVER. SECURE. TRANSFORM.

Three stages, one direction of travel — from knowing where you stand to becoming a business people trust. Pricing is always a conversation, never a race to the bottom; you get a clear fixed price once we've scoped your enquiry.

STAGE 01
Discover
See clearly.
On applicationfixed price · where we begin
  • See your business the way an attacker would
  • Understand your real risks — in plain language
  • Leave with a clear picture and your first moves
Book a Discovery Call
STAGE 03
Transform
Grow with confidence.
On applicationfixed price · full journey
  • Everything in Secure, plus
  • Become credible to tenders, insurers & funders
  • A public Trust Centre and evidence pack
  • A roadmap that ties security to growth
Let's Scope It

CONTINUOUS TRUST

Every path leads here.

Most studios disappear after launch. We stay. One monthly partnership keeps your systems watched, your security current and your business improving — with a technology partner who already knows how you work. This is where a one-off project becomes a relationship.

On applicationmonthly partnership
Become a Partner

What a partner gets, every month

  • Always-on monitoring & regular security reviews
  • Continuous improvements & automation upgrades
  • Strategic technology advice as you grow
  • Priority support — one number, someone who knows you
  • A quarterly plan that ties technology to results

// Straight talk

WHAT THIS IS — AND ISN'T

We'd rather be clear up front than oversell. Here's the honest boundary.

What we don't do

  • Penetration testing or ethical hacking
  • Formal certification (we're not a certification body)
  • Legal advice or guaranteed GDPR compliance
  • Emergency incident response or forensics
  • Promises of "breach-proof" or "guaranteed protection"

What we do

  • Practical cyber readiness — the basics done properly
  • Cyber Essentials preparation and gap-finding
  • GDPR-minded data handling and evidence
  • Risk reduction and operational resilience
  • Plain-English security support for small businesses

SECURITY ISN'T NEW HERE

Before the apps, Paul spent 28 years delivering fire, security and access-control systems for major organisations — and every PSA Studio app already ships secure by design: role-based access, full audit trails, encrypted and private, your data on your infrastructure. This service simply offers that same discipline on its own.

28 years in security systems NICET Level II NFPA / fire code Secure by design North Ayrshire, Scotland

Build fast. Stay safe. Look credible.

Tell us a little about your business. We'll come back with a plain-English readiness check and a clear list of priority fixes — usually within 24 hours.

Get a Security Readiness Check

PSA Studio provides practical cyber readiness and security-setup services for small businesses. We are not a certification body and do not provide legal advice, penetration testing, or emergency incident response. Cyber Essentials is a UK Government-recommended baseline certified by accredited bodies via the NCSC/IASME scheme; we help you prepare for it. "Readiness" and "preparation" do not guarantee certification, compliance or protection against every threat.