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Cyber security check

A practical check of accounts, passwords, updates, backups, email and devices for a home or small business.
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Whether this needs a licence in Ireland

Ireland

No licence required

Taken from the statute below; not yet reviewed by a lawyer

Irelandwww.irishstatutebook.ieChecked

Cyber security check: what the job involves

A practical security check of a home or small business: accounts, passwords and multi-factor authentication, updates, backups, email protection, devices and Wi-Fi, ending in a short prioritised list of fixes, and help making them.

Also asked for as: cyber security for small business · IT security check · cyber security audit · NIS2 compliance help · email hacked

How the job is usually done

  1. Agree the scope: which people, devices, accounts and systems, and what written permission covers the testing.
  2. Inventory devices, accounts, cloud services and who has admin rights.
  3. Check the basics against the NCSC small-business guidance: updates, antivirus, multi-factor authentication, backups, router and Wi-Fi security, email filtering.
  4. Look for exposure: reused or leaked passwords, old accounts of former staff, shared admin logins, open remote access.
  5. Report findings in plain language, ranked by risk, with what each fix involves.
  6. Make the agreed fixes, or hand the list to the customer’s own IT person, and give short staff training on phishing.

Cyber security check: what is included

Usually included

  • A written report with prioritised recommendations
  • A review of accounts, devices, backups and email security in scope
  • A walk-through of the findings with the owner

Usually not included — agree it separately

  • Formal penetration testing or certification audits, quoted separately
  • Software and licences such as a password manager or endpoint protection
  • Ongoing monitoring, which is a separate managed service

Materials and who supplies them

  • Security software, password manager and backup subscriptions, in the customer’s name
  • Hardware security keys if chosen, bought by the customer

How long it takes

A home or very small office can usually be reviewed in half a day; a business with many staff, sites or systems takes several days plus time for fixes.

Cyber security check: the rules in Ireland

What the official sources say, checked against them on the date shown. A summary, not legal advice — follow the link to read the rule itself.

  • The National Cyber Security Centre publishes free guidance for small businesses covering backups, patching, multi-factor authentication, staff awareness and incident response, which is a sensible baseline for what a review or set-up should cover.

    Applies to: the business customer and the provider

    National Cyber Security Centre (Ireland) · ncsc.gov.ie · Checked 10 October 2026

  • Anyone processing personal data for a business, whether the business itself or its IT provider, must take technical and organisational measures to keep it secure, appropriate to the risk, such as encryption, the ability to restore data after an incident, and regular testing.

    Applies to: the business customer and its IT provider

    GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679), Article 32 · eur-lex.europa.eu · Checked 10 October 2026

  • A business that suffers a personal data breach, such as ransomware, a stolen unencrypted laptop or a hacked mailbox, must report it to the Data Protection Commission within 72 hours of becoming aware of it, unless it is unlikely to result in a risk to people. A processor must tell the business without undue delay.

    Applies to: the business customer, and its IT provider as processor

    GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679), Articles 33 and 34 · eur-lex.europa.eu · Checked 10 October 2026

  • The NIS2 Directive sets cybersecurity risk-management and incident-reporting duties for medium and large organisations in listed sectors such as energy, transport, health, digital infrastructure and some manufacturing. Ireland missed the October 2024 transposition deadline and is transposing it through the National Cyber Security Bill; check the NCSC page for whether the Irish law is in force and the scope tool before assuming a business is in or out.

    Applies to: medium and large businesses in NIS2 sectors

    Directive (EU) 2022/2555 (NIS2); National Cyber Security Centre · ncsc.gov.ie · Checked 10 October 2026

  • The Directive itself lists the sectors covered and the minimum security measures, including policies on risk analysis, incident handling, business continuity and backups, supply-chain security, multi-factor authentication and staff training.

    Applies to: medium and large businesses in NIS2 sectors

    Directive (EU) 2022/2555, Article 21 and Annexes I and II · eur-lex.europa.eu · Checked 10 October 2026

  • A technician who handles personal data on a business’s computers or accounts on its behalf is a processor under the GDPR. The business must have a written contract with them, which can be in electronic form, saying they act only on its instructions, keep the data confidential, keep it secure, and delete or return it when the work ends.

    Applies to: the technician and a business customer

    GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679), Article 28 · eur-lex.europa.eu · Checked 10 October 2026

What cyber security check costs, and why

What jobs on Talqero came to

Not enough comparable jobs yet to publish a range here. Talqero shows a price range only once at least five comparable jobs, agreed prices or offers exist — a range from fewer would describe a handful of jobs, not the market. Post your job and compare the offers you get.

What affects the price

  • Number of users, devices and sites
  • Number of cloud systems: Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, accounting, website
  • Review only, or review plus fixes and training
  • Whether the business may fall under NIS2 or has customer requirements to meet
  • On site or remote

What you should get at the end

  • A written report: findings, risk ranking and recommended fixes
  • A list of changes made, with dates
  • Confirmation that any admin access or test accounts given for the review have been removed
  • An incident checklist: who to call and what to do if something happens

What the provider should hand over

  • Walk through the report with the owner and agree who does each fix
  • Remove the review account and any tools installed
  • Leave an incident checklist and the NCSC reporting contact

Safety

  • Give written permission for anything that tests your systems, and say what is out of bounds.
  • Never send passwords in the Talqero chat, by text or by email; give access through a temporary password you change afterwards, a password manager share, or a separate admin account that can be removed.
  • Turn on multi-factor authentication for email first: a hacked mailbox is the usual route to invoice fraud.
  • If you are attacked now, disconnect affected machines, do not pay, and contact your IT provider; the NCSC takes incident reports.

Cyber security check: before you hire

Questions to ask before you hire

  • What will you check, and what will you not touch?
  • Will I get a written report I can show an insurer or customer?
  • How will you access our systems, and how will that access be removed?
  • Do we fall under NIS2, and how would we find out?

What you can do yourself

Turning on multi-factor authentication, installing updates and using a password manager are things anyone can do today with the NCSC guides; testing systems is for a professional with written permission.

What to put in your task

  • Who is the review for?
  • How many people use computers or work email?
  • Which systems do you use?
  • What prompted this?
  • Do you want the fixes done too, or just the report?

Photos that help

  • A list of devices and who uses them (no passwords)
  • Screenshots of any suspicious emails, login alerts or warnings
  • The router and any network equipment

Cyber security check by county

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Questions about cyber security check

Does cyber security check need a licence in Ireland?

No licence is required for this work in Ireland (source: www.irishstatutebook.ie). Ask instead for references and photographs of similar jobs.

Does a small business need a cybersecurity review?

There is no general legal requirement, but the GDPR requires appropriate security for personal data, and insurers and larger customers increasingly ask. A review finds the cheap fixes, such as multi-factor authentication and backups, that stop most attacks.

Does NIS2 apply to my business?

Mostly to medium and large organisations in listed sectors, and some suppliers to them may be asked to meet similar standards. Ireland is still transposing it, so check the NCSC NIS2 page and its scope tool.

What is the single most useful fix?

Multi-factor authentication on email and other cloud accounts, followed by tested backups kept away from the network. The NCSC publishes free guides on both.

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