The Global SMB Cybersecurity Challenge:
Solved.
How SMB1001 and CyberCert, powered by Pax8, are building a secure and scalable future for small business.
Small businesses power the global economy, but when it comes to cybersecurity, they’re still left behind.
SMBs are now the number one target for cybercrime, yet the cybersecurity frameworks available to them are either overly complex, cost-prohibitive, or simply built for enterprises. And as government regulations, enterprise supply chain mandates, and insurance expectations evolve, SMBs are being pulled into the spotlight with little guidance on how to respond.
Enter SMB1001 and CyberCert.
SMB1001: A Standard Built for the Real World.
Developed by DSI (Dynamic Standards International), SMB1001 is a tiered, internationally aligned cybersecurity certification standard that empowers SMBs to implement right-sized controls based on their actual risk, size, and exposure.
A simpler way to ISO/IEC 27001.
From Tier 1 (foundational hygiene) to Tier 5 (advanced governance), each level is actionable, auditable, and aligned with frameworks like ISO 27001, NIST, and Australia’s Essential Eight. Best of all, it’s proportionate, practical, and certifiable.
CyberCert: Making Certification Simple, Scalable, and Strategic.
Certification used to be painful.
Now it’s a pathway to competitive advantage.
CyberCert gives SMBs:
- A simple Selector Tool to determine their recommended tier.
- A guided dashboard that tracks certification progress.
- Access to a partner ecosystem of MSPs and trusted providers.
- Cybersecurity that’s visible when you need it to be—and invisible when you don’t.
And through CyberCert’s Verify Registry, governments, enterprises, and insurers can verify certification in real time.
Available in leading GRC platforms.
Pax8: Powering the Ecosystem that Secures the Economy
Together with Pax8, CyberCert has unlocked the global distribution model to activate the SMB certification movement at scale.
Pax8 partners are uniquely positioned to:
Deliver SMB1001-aligned service.
Bundle technology aligned to certification tiers.
Issue and manage CyberCert subscriptions through your Pax8 Partner Portal.
Drive recurring revenue while making your clients more secure, insurable, and supply-chain ready.
Insight.
CyberCert + Pax8 = The accelerated cyber-insurable economic backbone.
Cyber insurance is no longer optional, it’s a critical business safeguard. But most SMBs aren’t ready to qualify. CyberCert + SMB1001 changes that.
By aligning with CyberCert Silver (SMB1001 Tier 2) or higher, SMBs gain access to a certifiable, insurer-recognised framework that:
- Meets insurer pre-qualification standards.
- Reduces underwriting friction with standardised, validated controls.
- Demonstrates proactive cyber risk management to brokers and underwriters.
- Empowers MSPs to guide their clients toward insurable resilience.
How to Activate.
Step 1.
Become an Amplified Partner, It's Free.
Step 2.
Issue subscriptions to your SMB clients, and lock them to you.
Step 3.
Help your clients improve and get them certified!
The entire economy depends on a secure, trusted supply chain and it starts with you.
