Cyber Resilience Index
A free online tool from the Educational Initiatives Foundation designed for a quick assessment of digital security in small and medium-sized businesses. This rapid test helps you determine your level of protection and provides a clear, step-by-step plan to counter cyber threats.
What is the Cyber Resilience Index?
The Cyber Resilience Index (CReI) is a digital self-assessment tool for cyber resilience, developed by the Educational Initiatives Foundation for Ukrainian small and medium-sized enterprises. It is designed to enable company leaders—without requiring specialized technical training—to evaluate their organization’s preparedness for cyberattacks, digital disruptions, and other risks associated with digital systems. On the official portal, the CReI is described as a “pulse” check for a company’s cyber resilience, revealing its current status and helping to identify priority steps for improvement. The Foundation positions the CReI not as a technical information security audit, but as an accessible management tool for executives. It is specifically tailored for companies that lack dedicated IT staff or large cybersecurity budgets; consequently, the questions are formulated without complex technical jargon.
Why the Fund created this tool
The Foundation attributes the need for CReI to the fact that Ukrainian companies operate amidst the simultaneous impact of war, digitalization, and large-scale cyber threats. Businesses are becoming increasingly dependent on email, banking systems, digital documents, cloud services, websites, CRM systems, messaging apps, and other information systems; consequently, issues with digital infrastructure directly affect a company’s ability to function. The CReI portal identifies potential consequences of such issues, including the loss of data and funds, a halt in sales, reputational risks, and an over-reliance on specific employees who are the sole possessors of critical knowledge.
What the Foundation aims to change through CReI
The Foundation aims to provide SME leaders with a simple, free way to independently assess their company’s cyber resilience—even without a dedicated IT specialist on staff or a large cybersecurity budget. CReI displays a current score on a scale of 0–100 and identifies areas requiring the most attention, subsequently outlining actionable priorities for the next 30, 90, and 180 days.
You can assess your company’s cyber resilience directly via the Cyber Resilience Index portal: Evaluate your organization’s cyber resilience
