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<p>At the end of August 2020, 50,421 Cyber Essentials certificates had been awarded
to organisations in the UK, including 38,168 to small and medium sized organisations.
11,506 certificates have been awarded so far this year, including 9,780 to SMEs. For
a small number of older certificates (pre-2017) we do not have information available
on the size of the organisation.</p><p><strong><br></strong>On 10 September 2020 the
government announced a £500,000 fund to help SME businesses in the healthcare sector
improve their digital resilience. The funding will enable SMEs to gain Cyber Essentials
certification and take other steps to improve their cyber security, helping to ensure
they can continue providing vital products and services to deal with the current pandemic.</p>
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