Savvy Franchise
The business solution for managing 'shared' risk across multiple locations or independent businesses
Because you're only as strong as your weakest link!
The Savvy Franchise programme has been created to provide you, the Franchisor, with the ultimate visibility across your group to set a 'standard' cybersecurity posture throughout your network of Franchisees. This is imperative to minimise business risk and protect your brand reputation.
This unique solution meets your needs in a cost-effective, transparent manner allowing you an arms-length yet granular understanding of the risks and issues within your Franchise network without requiring you to own and action the problem.
Our leadership team work hand-in-hand with you and your business leaders to foster a security-conscious, business optimised delivery approach whilst maximising your return on security investment and minimising your business risks.
Let's take a closer look at what's involved...
VISIBILITY FOR YOUR WHOLE FRANCHISE
Franchisor
- Increased visibility of Brand Risks
- Visibility without ownership
- Full-Enterprise Risk Dashboard
- Appropriate, Single-Communications Channel
- Time Saving to Focus on Franchisor Priorities
- Reduced Brand Risk
Cyber Savvy
Head Office
provides you...
VISIBILITY WITHOUT OWNERSHIP
FRANCHISE-WIDE RISK ANALYTICS
CENTRALISED REPORTING
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
TIME SAVING
Franchisee
- Dedicated Cybersecurity Business Coach
- Bespoke Cybersecurity Business Programme
- Business Cyber Risk Dashboard
- Access to Training, Toolkits & Resources
- Reduced Brand Risk
How the programme works…
STEP 1 - Primary Assessment
We conduct a bespoke assessment of your business ecosystem to identify risks and opportunities for development through all aspects of the cybersecurity lifecycle. Our assessments use real-world experience and pragmatism to ensure your assessment is suited to your size of business and sector of operation.
STEP 2 - Programme
We define a programme for you based on your business objectives, risk appetite, assessment findings, budget and timeline. We set Key Performance Indicators and Critical Success Factors. We prioritise actions and set achievable milestones.
STEP 3 - Platform
We introduce you to CORE - your digital dashboard. Here you will find your assessment results, analysis and infographics of strengths and weaknesses, and the prioritised action plan for remediation. You will also find a link to training, toolkits and resources.
STEP 4 - Process
We introduce you to your business coach, who will contextualise your assessment results and mentor you through the programme. They will talk you through the plan direct you to resources, training, and toolkits to successfully complete objectives.
STEP 5 - Performance Management
Your coach will work with you throughout, providing support and guidance to ensure your business gets ‘Cyber Savvy’, Safe and Secure. Data will be collected along the way to inform dashboard analytics, identifying areas for improvement and independently evidencing completion of objectives.
STEP 6 - Periodic Review
'If it cannot be measured, it cannot be improved'! That's why we conduct periodic reviews to ensure programme plan aims and objectives are being met and maintained. Deviations from the plan are observed in real-time and corrective actions are taken to ensure success.
SAVVY FRANCHISE
IN ACTION
A real-life case where Savvy Franchise was used within the Manufacturing Industry.
1. ‘Group’ Risk Appetite & Tolerance
Defining this allowed Franchisor and Franchisee to understand acceptable levels of business risk across the Franchise Group – A critical requirement for a Franchisor who enables a Franchisee to operate under their brand name. After all, the Franchisor ultimately owns the risk and impact to the brand, regardless of Franchisor or Franchisee liability.
2. Group Cyber Strategy
This provided the Franchisee network with a ‘common to all’ strategy for cybersecurity and business resilience. This determined, amongst other aspects; the Legal and regulatory compliance requirements for the network; definition of ‘good practice’; business protection necessity and example to customers that ‘their data’ was being secured appropriately.
3. Franchisee Assessment & Roadmap
Each Franchisee was assessed to a common standard of security, and independent prioritised actions and roadmaps were defined for each business to help them get to where they needed to be.
4. Culture & Coaching
Our dedicated business coaches worked with each independent business outlet to improve their cybersecurity posture aligned to the group cybersecurity strategy and Franchisor-Franchisee risk appetite. The cultural transformation was achieved through dedicated Franchisor Group training activities; Independent Franchisee, and Individual training programmes. Process and procedures were defined and refined, and good practice was shared across the network.
5. Performance Manage & Periodic Review
Franchisees worked with our business coaches to achieve the Brand-Standard! Each Franchise had its bespoke journey working with our coaching team to close their own cybersecurity gaps. Independent reviews were completed periodically and when each and every risk was mitigated, giving the Franchisee and Franchisor a real-time understanding of ‘independent business’ and ‘group’ risk.
6. The Manufactured product
The result was ‘CyberSavvy Certified’ business outlets that operated to a common, group security standard that protected the independent Franchisee, wider Franchisee network, and Franchisor alike. Improving each business outlets independent risk exposure, we created a stronger, more robust security culture across the Franchisor network, which protected business and brand alike.
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Want to protect your franchise?
Start your cybersecurity journey today with a Savvy Assessment to understand your current security position.
Remember, security is a process, not a product.
Everything you need to secure your franchise network
Below is a list of all the features and benefits you get when you work with us
A dedicated Cyber Savvy business coach working ‘hand-in-hand’ with the business, throughout the programme duration getting business outlets Cyber Savvy, Safe and Secure.
Benefits
Subject matter expertise, without the expense Dedicated support when you need it Focussed business leadership
Pre-programme assessment to understand where the business currently is and inform the plan for getting the business where it needs to be. A secondary assessment is conducted to validate it reached its intended destination.
Benefits Independent, objective assessment of its current cybersecurity and business resilience posture. Sector benchmarking understanding how your business fairs against industry competitors. Provides evidence for programme definition and maturity analysis.
Concerns observed in the assessment are prioritised into a manageable action-based, impact assessed roadmap.
Showing you exactly where we need to start, in what order!
Benefits Independent, objective assessment of its current cybersecurity and business resilience posture. Sector benchmarking understanding how your business fairs against industry competitors. Provides evidence for programme definition and maturity analysis.
Your ‘one-stop-shop’ digital dashboard displaying your assessment results, business analytics of the findings and the
Prioritised Action Plan for remediation. This facility allows us (the collective) to observe risks to the achievement of objectives
in advance/real-time, chart progress, forecast and analyse maturity.
Benefits A tool to measure where you are now and where you will be on completion of the programme. Business analytics to understand ‘control’ and maximise return on investment. Analytics for the fusion of ‘people’, ‘process’ and ‘technology’ controls and establishment of defence in depth
Access to cybersecurity resources, which can be adapted and employed within the outlet to quickly achieve programme goals, and underpin efforts to achieve business resilience. The toolkit fuses a mixture of Industry, National and International best practices, coupled with simplified military planning and management techniques adapted for Small-Medium business use.
Benefits Pre-prepared collateral reduces time and cost Alignment to ‘best in market’ guidance Commonality within the Franchise network for both ‘internal’ and ‘external’ outlets
Team access to effective, engaging and relatable training, specific to seniority or business role. This ‘defence in-depth’ training approach ensures the ‘right people’ are looking at the ‘right things’ at the right time and provides them with the insights and tools required to identify and stop cyber-crime, in its tracks.
Benefits A tool to measure where you are now and where you will be on completion of the programme Business analytics to understand ‘control’ and maximise return on investment Analytics for the fusion of ‘people’, ‘process’ and ‘technology’ controls and establishment of defence in depth
Effective communications and active leadership are imperative to the establishment of an appropriate security culture, incident and crisis management response. Cyber Savvy’s leadership team run quarterly group training sessions (virtual) or can attend Franchisor group events. Monthly newsletters continue the development of strategic leadership and management considerations.
Benefits Leadership counsel and support Proven techniques to inspire your team and maintain progress Tactics to communicate effectively, maintain culture and unite the fight
Access to our team of experts to qualify concerns and get advice when it’s needed. Our on-hand experts can assist in a range of Operational Resilience, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Crisis/Incident Management and cybersecurity issues.
Benefits Focussed business support 9am-5pm, 5 days a week Independent ‘third-eye’ perspective Proven and demonstrable Incident and Crisis Management experience
Start your cybersecurity journey today with a Savvy Assessment to understand your current security position. Remember, security is a process, not a product.
Why Savvy Franchise?
Savvy Franchise is Affordable, Accessible, Applicable and Adaptable to your business. This unique solution meets your need in a cost-effective, transparent manner allowing you an ‘arms-length’ yet granular understanding of the risks and issues within your Franchise network without requiring you to own and action the problem.
Our innovative online platform will highlight results and analytics and provide a prioritised action roadmap, in addition to the defined process and periodic reviews. Our business coaches are there to support each step, ensuring success and validating improvements in real-time.
In addition, all Franchisees will be able to access our adaptable pre-formed toolkits and online Training Academy material to save time, provide consistency and align the workforce to a shared vision.
Our leadership team work hand-in-hand with you and your business leaders to foster a security-conscious, business optimised delivery approach while maximising your return on security investment and minimising your business risks.
AFFORDABLE
We believe you shouldn't have to pay extortionate consultancy day rates to "afford" a strong cybersecurity posture within your business, which is reflected in our affordable price points.
ACCESSIBLE
Our central digital Dashboard displays assessment results, business analytics, a Prioritised Action Plan for remediation, chart progress, forecasts and analyses maturity.
APPLICABLE
Your business is unique and your cybersecurity posture should be aligned to that. It is not 'one size fits all', which is why we have created tailored programmes specific to your business needs.
ADAPTABLE
Progress is reviewed against your programme plan to ensure aims and objectives are being met. Any adjustments are observed in real-time to take corrective actions to achieve success.
AFFORDABLE
We believe you shouldn't have to pay extortionate consultancy day rates to "afford" a strong cybersecurity posture within your business.
Get in touch and discover the value we can bring to you.
Culture is King
"Amateurs hack systems, professionals hack people." (Bruce Schneier)
We often remind business owners and Senior Management Teams that Cyber is a people problem, with 90% of all cyber claims stemming from some human error or behaviour.
Your internal IT department or external IT provider with most likely offer cybersecurity services. You may already be paying for this level of support. However, how can you guarantee that your employees and broader team are behaving in a secure way? Do you have remote workers that you don’t perhaps have day-to-day visibility on?
Let’s use an example here; some people may fear being kidnapped by a stranger; however, the data tells us we’re most likely to be kidnapped by a relative. So how does this apply to cybersecurity you may ask? A common fear is for hackers to access your business data, but what if your employees were giving that data away, sometimes unknowingly, because they have not adopted a security mindset?
Your people are KEY to your business wholey adopting a solid security posture, which is why access to our Training Academy is included as standard in our Savvy Business programme.
The Training Academy
Offers a full range of 1-minute videos designed to be relatable and easy to remember so they can be applied when needed. The training implements the principles of microlearning with short lessons that are easy to consume, over a longer period of time to maximise the learning effect.
We launch new content every month to help stay up-to-date with the latest cybersecurity threats and attack vectors.
Interested in training your entire team? Let us take care of that for you without the excessive cost of money and time.
Don't wait until it's too late to secure your business
If you have any queries about how we can help you manage your cybersecurity, get in touch today!
Toby, CEO and Strategic Director and Hannah, Managing Director
