Compare your CMI score, Microsoft Secure Score and CE certification status against organisations in your sector, of a similar size, or across the whole platform. Fully anonymised — no individual organisation can ever be identified from the data.
A CMI score of 65 might sound good - or it might be below average for your sector. Without benchmarking, it's hard to know. Comparing your score to similar organisations gives you the context to make better decisions.
Know whether your security posture is ahead of, in line with, or behind similar organisations - not just how you compare to a generic ideal.
If your data protection score is below the sector average, that tells you something important about where to focus. Benchmarking gives your improvement efforts direction.
Showing a board or funder that you score above the sector average is more meaningful than showing them a number in isolation. Benchmarking gives the score its weight.
As sector averages evolve, benchmarking shows whether your improvement is keeping pace with the industry or falling behind it.
Benchmark data is derived from anonymised, aggregated CMI scores across all Cyber Assure customers in each sector. No individual organisation's data is identifiable in the benchmark.
Benchmarking is most useful when you're compared to organisations that face similar risks, operate at a similar scale, and have similar resource constraints. Cyber Assure provides sector-specific benchmarks for the UK organisation types we serve.
Benchmarks for UK registered charities and nonprofit organisations, segmented by income band.
Benchmarks for UK schools and academy trusts, aligned to the DfE cyber security standards framework.
Benchmarks for small and medium-sized UK businesses across a range of sectors and sizes.
Benchmarks for health and social care organisations, where data protection obligations are particularly high.
Benchmarks for housing associations and social enterprises operating in the UK.
As more organisations join Cyber Assure, benchmark data becomes richer and more representative.
Benchmarking is included in all Cyber Assure plans. Get in touch to arrange a walkthrough.