Salisbury · London · Nationwide · Cyber Essentials Certification Body

Cyber security that proves itself.

Malwise is a Salisbury-based UK cyber security consultancy and licensed Cyber Essentials Certification Body. We test what defends you, certify what proves you compliant, and harden the environments your business actually runs on.

  • Independent advice. We don't sell what you don't need.
  • Senior consultants on every engagement.
  • Fixed-price proposals. No surprises.
Accredited by
Cyber Essentials Certification Body
Cyber Essentials Plus Certification Body
The Cyber Scheme Certified Testers

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The reality

Most breaches don't look like breaches.

The patterns we see again and again, across UK businesses of every size.

01

Attackers don't hack in. They log in.

Stolen credentials, partial multi-factor authentication, misconfigured Conditional Access. Most UK SMEs are exposed not because they lack tools, but because the tools they have aren't properly tightened.

02

Cyber Essentials is the price of entry.

UK government contracts. MoD supply chains. Cyber insurance. They all expect it now. Most failures aren't from lack of effort, but from misreading the questions.

03

"We have IT support" isn't a strategy.

Antivirus, backups and break-fix don't validate anything. Without independent testing, you're running on assumptions that attackers and auditors may have already disproved.

How we work

A clear process. No surprises.

Every engagement follows the same arc: understand, test, report, fix, verify.

i

Discovery

Free 30-minute call. We understand your business, your risks, your obligations.

ii

Scoping

Fixed-price proposal. Methodology, timeline, deliverables. No hidden extras.

iii

Engagement

Senior consultants only. Industry-standard tools. Clear communication throughout.

iv

Reporting

Executive summary. Technical detail. A remediation plan your team can actually act on.

v

Debrief

We walk your team through findings live. And stay on hand while you fix them.

Insights

Field notes from the frontline.

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Ready when you are

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