How to Build Cyber Resilience into Your Social Care Service

July 26, 2025

🧠 Blog 3 of 7 in our Cyber Resilience series for social care providers

💡 You don’t need to be an IT expert to build cyber resilience into your care service. But you do need to take ownership. Whether you use Birdie, CarePlanner, Nourish, or another system, the responsibility for protecting people’s data and service continuity still rests with you. Many providers turn to a domiciliary care bid writer to show this convincingly in tenders.

🏗 What Does Cyber Resilience Look Like in Practice?

Cyber resilience means being prepared before something goes wrong. It’s not just about reacting to a breach — it’s about building the systems, culture, and behaviours that prevent disruption in the first place. Here’s how:

👩🏫 1. Train Your Team

Deliver regular, practical training on phishing, scams, and cyber hygiene
Use real-life examples and make it part of mandatory training refreshers
Make clear reporting lines for suspicious emails or breaches

Our home care bid writing services often highlight training as a key resilience measure.

🔐 2. Strengthen Access and Authentication

Use strong, unique passwords across systems
Enable two-factor or multi-factor authentication wherever possible
Revoke access promptly when staff leave

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💾 3. Back Up Data and Test Recovery

Ensure daily, automated backups of key data (care notes, schedules, finance)
Store backups securely in a separate location or cloud
Test your ability to restore systems — don’t wait for an emergency

📋 4. Plan for Disruption

Have manual protocols ready (paper MAR charts, handwritten notes)
Test how your team would respond if systems go down
Update your business continuity plan with cyber-specific scenarios

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🏢 5. Lead from the Top

Cyber resilience is not just an IT function — it’s a leadership responsibility. Board members and registered managers need to ask the right questions:

Are we protected?
Are we prepared?
Can we recover?

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