Precursor Security, a CREST (Council of Registered Ethical Security Testers) accredited Cyber Security business headquartered in Leeds with a 24/7 Security Operations Centre (SOC) in Newcastle, has launched a FREE threat intelligence platform for SME businesses (0-250 employees) called ‘Precursor Intelligence‘.
Why have they done this & why is it important?
Most SME businesses don’t have in-house Cyber Security experts & have minimal protection from cyber threats & brand impersonations which could destroy their organisation.
(According to UK Government data, general cybercrimes cost SME businesses an average of roughly £3,398 to £25,700 which can be the end of their operations. However, the average cost of a significant cyber incident escalates to nearly £195,000 when factoring in lost revenue, system downtime & business disruption)!
Even if a business does have a good understanding of Cyber Security or an IT team who looks after them, it’s difficult to know where the biggest vulnerabilities are.
(Apparently 59,000 CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) are expected in 2026 but only 2-5% need action which means 95-98% of time can be wasted working on the wrong things).
This is why Precursor Security has created Precursor Intelligence, a new platform combining vulnerability prioritisation, threat intelligence & attack surface management to identify the critical few, with no scanning or agents required.
Scott Cardow (Founder & CEO, Precursor Security) said: “We kept seeing the same pattern across new clients. Thousands of alerts, no clear sense of which ones actually mattered & no easy way to escalate to a human when it counted. Precursor Intelligence closes that gap.”
“Unlike agent-based or network scanning tools, Precursor Intelligence works passively by tracking an organisation’s declared technology stack, meaning it can be set up in minutes with no infrastructure changes & no per-seat licensing costs. Incorporating a global Cyber Intelligence feed & additional AI-powered Vulnerability Prioritisation at the paid-for level, the platform allows Cyber Security to be available to organisations of all sizes. This is why we built it.”
Start Free Monitoring
Business owners & leaders can start protecting immediately with a FREE Precursor Intelligence account (which is free forever) with threat intel & dashboard access including:
- Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
- Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV)
- Cyber Security news & alerts
For most SME businesses, the free account is more than enough to help them stay informed & understand how to protect themselves from Cyber Threats.
If they want more in-depth reporting & protection from the Precursor Security team, there is the option to upgrade for a small, monthly fee that can scale or flex as demand changes.
(If necessary, you can upgrade to a paid account in future for more in-depth reporting & support).
I’m impressed & think you will be too!
I’ve signed up for a free account for Precursor Intelligence & thankfully there are no major security threats for our business at the moment but there are some potential threats which I need to put some basic protective measures in place for soon.
Thanks for reading & I hope this is useful to you (feel free to share the information above with anyone you like)!
Paul Lancaster
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