The NCSC’s Annual Review 2025 highlights a sharp rise in nationally significant cyber incidents — 204 compared with 89 the year before, a 130% increase. The message is clear: resilience is now a matter of business continuity, customer trust and operational stability, not just I.T hygiene.

For too long, cyber security has been treated as something handled solely by technical teams. But when an incident impacts services, supply chains, customers or compliance, every part of the organisation is involved.

For I.T teams, this shift is an opportunity. By reframing cyber risk as a business risk rooted in continuity, productivity and service stability I.T leaders gain strategic influence and a meaningful seat at the table.

Why cyber resilience can be your competitive edge

A proactive, resilience-led approach does more than protect systems. It strengthens the entire organisation.

Confidence from customers and partners Demonstrating the ability to recover quickly and predictably builds trust.

Operational consistency Fewer disruptions lead to smoother operations, better service quality and more predictable costs.

Space for innovation When teams know recovery is assured, they can adopt new services and modernise without fear of downtime.

Risk differentiation In tenders, supply-chain assessments and certifications, provable resilience becomes a clear advantage.

Resilience moves beyond defence — it becomes a marker of reliability and readiness.

What every I.T team needs – enter CRaaS by Synapse

This is where Synapse’s Cyber Recovery-as-a-Service (CRaaS) provides clarity, structure and assurance. It’s not “another security tool.” It’s a practical, modular service that helps I.T teams build predictable, tested and business-aligned recovery.

CRaaS includes:

Managed recovery readiness Continuous monitoring, integrity validation and recovery assurance — not just backup checks.

Business-aligned resilience Workload-led recovery paths, continuity workflows and clearly mapped impact tolerances.

Compliance and assurance Governance and reporting aligned to operational resilience requirements and board expectations.

Scalability without complexity As your environment evolves across cloud, on-prem or SaaS, recovery remains consistent and controlled.

Predictable service investment Clear, stable cost planning without unexpected remediation bills or downtime overspend.

How this transforms the I.T team With CRaaS, the I.T function moves from reactive firefighting to strategic resilience leadership. Instead of being the team that “keeps the lights on,” I.T becomes the function that enables safe growth, secure innovation and continuity during change.

Why now? Why the urgency?

The resilience landscape is changing rapidly:

• NCSC data shows a significant year-on-year rise in high-impact incidents
• Many organisations still lack tested, isolated recovery environments
• Threats continue to evolve through AI-enabled techniques and supply-chain weaknesses
• Operational impact now includes service interruption, financial risk and regulatory exposure

Recovery capability is no longer optional, it is expected. I.T teams that lead on resilience now shape how their organisations perform in the years ahead.

How Synapse CRaaS makes this manageable

Synapse’s approach is clear, modular and grounded in how organisations actually operate.

Assessment and planning We help map critical workloads, dependencies and acceptable downtime to establish a business-led recovery posture.

Layered protection Detection, response, backup integrity and recovery workflows across cloud, on-prem and SaaS environments.

Recovery and continuity built-in A focus on clean, isolated and proven restoration paths that ensure operations resume safely and at speed.

Governance and reporting Complexity translated into clear, actionable insights for leadership and compliance teams.

A service that evolves with you As your estate changes, recovery capability grows without adding burden to internal teams.

Getting started: three moves for your I.T team

Elevate the conversation Engage leadership in a practical discussion about downtime and continuity. Use NCSC data to ground the risk in reality and business impact.

Baseline and gap analysis Assess current resilience. Are you truly ready to recover, or relying on assumptions that haven’t been tested?

Partner with a CRaaS model Adopt a service that shifts the organisation from reactive response to strategic resilience. Build in KPIs such as recovery time, workload criticality and service availability.

Final thought

Cyber resilience is no longer a defensive measure — it’s a strategic capability. For I.T teams ready to lead, Cyber Recovery-as-a-Service offers the clarity, structure and continuity needed to support growth, ensure confidence and maintain control during disruption.

With Synapse CRaaS, organisations gain a recovery capability designed for real-world pressure — clear, proven and resilient by design.

The NCSC’s message is simple: it’s time to act. Start where it matters most — your defence. Talk to our team today.

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