SMB1001 Silver, Tier 2

SMB1001 Silver Certification: Advanced Cyber Defense for Growing Organizations.

Self-attested by a company director.

SMB1001:2026 · Level 2 · 17 requirements

Businesses that have outgrown the basics, such as professional service firms, healthcare clinics and retailers expanding online.

Overview

What Silver Is For.

Silver adds identity protection, email and web security, and the policies that prevent fraud. The result is a layered security posture that makes phishing based business email compromise much harder, while staying easy for your team to work with.

It suits organizations that need to assure clients and partners of a higher security standard.

What Silver Adds

10 REQUIREMENTS

Install TLS certificates on all public internet facing websitesEnsure all servers are updated and patchedEnsure employee accounts do not have administrative privilegesEnsure employees have individual user accountsImplement a password manager systemMulti-factor authentication (MFA) on all employee email accountsEmail Authentication and Anti-SpoofingConfidentiality agreement for all employees, contractors and third partiesImplement a policy with procedures to manage Invoice FraudImplement a visitor register

Plus every requirement of Bronze, for 17 in total. Requirement titles are CyberCert's own, from its published SMB1001:2026 matrix.

How We Put It in Place

5 PARTS

MFA on Email

Multi-factor authentication on every employee email account, preferring app or hardware methods over text messages.

Password Manager and Identity

An enterprise password manager, unique user accounts and least privilege access.

Email and Web Protection

Email authentication and anti-spoofing, plus filtering that blocks known phishing and malware domains.

TLS for Your Websites

Valid certificates on public-facing sites so visitor data in transit is encrypted.

Policies Against Fraud

Templates and processes for confidentiality agreements, invoice fraud and a visitor register.

Considering a Different Tier?

Bronze, Level 1

Cybersecurity Essentials for Emerging Businesses.

SMB1001 Bronze

Gold, Level 3

Enterprise-Grade Security for Growing Organizations.

SMB1001 Gold

Platinum, Level 4

Proactive Security and Assurance.

SMB1001 Platinum

Diamond, Level 5

Ultimate Cyber Resilience.

SMB1001 Diamond

All Tiers

How the five tiers compare, and how certification works.

CyberCert SMB1001 Overview

Talk Through Silver in 30 Minutes.

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